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ten·dril
/ˈtɛndrəl/
卷鬚,蔓,卷鬚狀之物
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ten·dril
n.
Bot.
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
.
Note:
☞
Tendrils
may
represent
the
end
of
a
stem
,
as
in
the
grapevine
;
an
axillary
branch
,
as
in
the
passion
flower
;
stipules
,
as
in
the
genus
Smilax
;
or
the
end
of
a
leaf
,
as
in
the
pea
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ten·dril
a.
Clasping
;
climbing
as
a
tendril
. [
R
.]
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
tendril
n
:
slender
stemlike
structure
by
which
some
twining
plants
attach
themselves
to
an
object
for
support
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