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单词 tendril
释义 ten·dril
I. \ˈtendrəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: perhaps modification of Middle French tendron tendril, alteration (influenced by tendron tender bud, cartilage) of tendon tendon, tendril, from Medieval Latin tendon-, tendo tendon
1. : a portion or the whole of a leaf, stipule, or stem that is modified into a slender spirally coiling sensitive organ serving to attach a plant (as a peavine or grapevine) to its support and to assist it in climbing
2.
 a. : something resembling a tendril
  < her hair hung in loose, vivid tendrils around her face — Laura Krey >
  < tendrils of mist were curling over the edges of the meadow — P.A.Brodeur >
 b. : something that clings like a tendril
  < was aware of each tendril of her being seeking some substance to which it might cling — Helen Howe >
[tendril 1]
II. adjective
1. : of, relating to, or like a tendril
2. : tendriled
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