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tendril
n.
threadlike and clinging part of a climbing plant (Botany); threadlike ringlet of hair
Tendril
In
botany, a
tendril is a specialized
stem,
leaf or
petiole with a threadlike shape that is used by
climbing plants for support, attachment and cellular invasion by parasitic plants, generally by twining around suitable hosts. They do not have a lamina or blade, but they can
photosynthesize. They can be formed from modified shoots, modified leaves, or auxiliary branches and are sensitive to airborne chemicals, often determining the direction of growth, as in species of
Cuscuta.
tendril
Noun
1. slender stemlike structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support
(hypernym) plant part, plant structure
(hyponym) cirrus, cirrhus
tendril
n.
úponek
Tendril
(a.)
Clasping; climbing as a 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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