[
UK
/tˈɛndɹəl/
]
NOUN
- slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support
How To Use tendril In A Sentence
- The plant climbs by means of tendrils and is best grown in a composted soil supported by a fence or trellis.
- He stood there, as calm as ever, wearing only his neat black trousers and his scuffed boots, a few tendrils of plum-coloured hair tracing a colourful pattern against the smooth monotony of his skin.
- His fingertips slid into the soft tendrils of her hair.
- Provide some support and the tendrils will climb up to the sky.
- The north-flowing Gulf Stream collides with a tendril of the southbound Labrador Current there, creating knots and plumes of flow that change daily, even hourly.
- The photo at the end of the post shows this ant walking on the pitcher plant's tendrils - and is just one of the truly incredible photos taken by Mark in the book.
- Sotheby The gourd-shaped vase, covered in lotus flowers and vine-like tendrils, was made in the Imperial workshops of Qianlong. Ode to a Chinese Vase: A Record Sale for $32.4 Million
- Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous.
- New tendrils and blossoms burst from buds on spring flowering plants.
- She twisted the loose tendrils of my hair around her fingers.