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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