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(ten′drəl)

noun

a threadlike part of a climbing plant, often in a spiral form, supporting it by clinging to or coiling around an object
a wispy or curly strand of hair, often clinging to the face or neck

Origin: earlier tendrell, prob. altered < ME tendron, young tender shoot < OFr tendrum, ult. < L tener, tender

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noun

A twisting, threadlike structure by which a twining plant, such as a grape or cucumber, grasps an object or a plant for support.
Something, such as a ringlet of hair, that is long, slender, and curling.

Origin:

Origin: French tendrillon

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , diminutive of tendron, young shoot

Origin: , from tendre, tender; see tender¹

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