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1
: a leaf, stipule, or stem modified into a slender spirally coiling sensitive organ serving to attach a climbing plant to its support
2
: something suggestive of a tendril
creeping tendrils of fog
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A few tendrils of hair framed her face.
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Goss felt the first tendrils of panic creeping up his throat.
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In era, one who wears her hair in tendrils and her power lightly.
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Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
The scientists will also investigate the longevity of the fungal tendrils.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024
The biomass of tiny fish and crustaceans that live within the tendrils generate a food web of epic proportion.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
In era, one who wears her hair in tendrils and her power lightly.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Tendril.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tendril. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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tendril
noun
ten·dril
ˈten-drəl 
1
: a slender leafless winding stem by which some climbing plants fasten themselves to a support
2
: something that curls like a tendril
tendrils of hair
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