tendril
nounA twisting, slender structure by which a plant, such as a grape or cucumber, twines around and often climbs an object or another plant.
nounSomething, such as a ringlet of hair, that is long, slender, and curling.
nounIn botany, a filiform leafless plant-organ that attaches itself to another body for the purpose of support.
Climbing as a tendril, or as by a tendril.
nounA slender, leafless portion of a plant by which it becomes attached to a supporting body, after which the tendril usually contracts by coiling spirally.
adjectiveClasping; climbing as a tendril.
nounA thin,
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slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support