Definition of tendril

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Tendril (a.) Clasping; climbing as a tendril.

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Vignette :: Vignette (n.) A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture..
Fulcrum :: Fulcrum (n.) An accessory organ such as a tendril, stipule, spine, and the like..
Tendril :: Tendril (a.) A slender, leafless portion of a plant by which it becomes attached to a supporting body, after which the tendril usually contracts by coiling spirally..
Peduncular :: Peduncular (a.) Of or pertaining to a peduncle; growing from a peduncle; as, a peduncular tendril..
Pampiniform :: Pampiniform (a.) In the form of tendrils; -- applied especially to the spermatic and ovarian veins.
Cirrose :: Cirrose (a.) Bearing a tendril or tendrils; as, a cirrose leaf..
Petiolary :: Petiolary (a.) Of or pertaining to petiole, or proceeding from it; as, a petiolar tendril; growing or supported upon a petiole; as, a petiolar gland; a petiolar bud..
Climb :: Climb (v. i.) To ascend or creep upward by twining about a support, or by attaching itself by tendrils, rootlets, etc., to a support or upright surface..
Creeper :: Creeper (n.) A plant that clings by rootlets, or by tendrils, to the ground, or to trees, etc.; as, the Virginia creeper (Ampelopsis quinquefolia)..
Tendron :: Tendron (n.) A tendril.
Tendril :: Tendril (a.) Clasping; climbing as a tendril.
Tendriled :: Tendriled (a.) Alt. of Tendrille.
Cirrose :: Cirrose (a.) Resembling a tendril or cirrus.
Amputate :: Amputate (v. t.) To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils..
Cirriform :: Cirriform (a.) Formed like a cirrus or tendril; -- said of appendages of both animals and plants.
Claspered :: Claspered (a.) Furnished with tendrils.
Cling :: Cling (v. i.) To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings to its support; -- usually followed by to or together..
Stipulary :: Stipular (a.) Of or pertaining to stipules; resembling stipules; furnished with stipules; growing on stipules, or close to them; occupying the position of stipules; as, stipular glands and stipular tendrils..
Creeping :: Creeping (a.) Growing along, and clinging to, the ground, or to a wall, etc., by means of rootlets or tendrils..
Leaf :: Leaf (n.) A special organ of vegetation in the form of a lateral outgrowth from the stem, whether appearing as a part of the foliage, or as a cotyledon, a scale, a bract, a spine, or a tendril..
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