tendril

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French tendrillon (“bud, shoot, cartilage”), perhaps a diminutive of tendron (“cartilage”), from Old French tendre (“soft”) (see tender (adjective)), or else from Latin tendere (“to stretch, extend”) (see tender (verb)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛn.dɹəl/ === Noun === tendril (plural tendrils) (botany) A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support. (zoology) A hair-like tentacle. (by extension) Anything shaped like a tendril or coil. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === tendril (not comparable) Having the shape or properties of a tendril; thin and coiling; entwining. === Anagrams === trindle