TENDRIL


Meaning of TENDRIL in English

n.1 each of the slender leafless shoots by which some climbing plants cling for support.

2 a slender curl of hair etc.

Etymology: prob. f. obs. F tendrillon dimin. of obs. tendron young shoot ult. f. L tener TENDER(1)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.