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Word: Tendril
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: probably a diminutive of Old French tendron ‘young shoot’, from Latin tener ‘tender’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtɛndr(ɪ)l
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a slender threadlike appendage of a climbing plant, often growing in a spiral form, that stretches out and twines round any suitable support.
Short Definition:slender appendage of climbing plantt
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