Synonyms for tendril

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ten-dril

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛn drɪl

Définition of tendril

Origin : 1530s, from Middle French tendrillon "bud, shoot, cartilage," perhaps a diminutive of tendron "cartilage," from Old French tendre "soft" (see tender (adj.)), or else from Latin tendere "to stretch, extend" (see tender (v.)).

noun curl of hair or plant

Example sentences :

Yes, she was my girl, devoted to me, attached to me by every tendril of her being.
Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service

Phototropic response of the tendril of Passiflora: Experiment 145.
Extract from : « Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 » by Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose

He plucks the tendril from a vine, smells it, and puts it in his mouth.
Extract from : « Gorillas & Chimpanzees » by R. L. Garner

Grapevines climbed the posts and tendril shadows were on the ground beneath.
Extract from : « Mr. Achilles » by Jennette Lee

Ah, never: but as you leave the garden—pluck one tendril from the vine.
Extract from : « The King of Alsander » by James Elroy Flecker

That of course makes it less probable that the tendril will be broken.
Extract from : « The Romance of Plant Life » by G. F. Scott Elliot

The shape of the tendril is all that can be said in its favour.
Extract from : « Tropic Days » by E. J. Banfield

It was probably derived from an old form of leaf and tendril.
Extract from : « Oriental Rugs » by Walter A. Hawley

To every object a memory had attached itself; a memory that had also a tendril in their hearts.
Extract from : « The Law of Hemlock Mountain » by Hugh Lundsford

Piece of the stem of Virginia Creeper, bearing a leaf and a tendril.
Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray

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