NOUN | plant | tendril | slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support |
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Meaning | Slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support. | |
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Narrower | cirrus, cirrhus | usually coiled |
Broader | plant part, plant structure | Any part of a plant or fungus |
Spanish | tijereta, zarcillo | |
Catalan | circell | |
Adjectives | tendril-climbing | of or relating to plants that climb by means of tendrils |
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