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   tendril

   /ˈtɛndr(ɪ)l/

   noun

   • 1. a slender threadlike appendage of a climbing plant, often growing in a spiral form, that stretches out and twines round any suitable support.
   • ▪ something resembling a plant tendril, especially a slender curl or ringlet of hair: "the wind fitfully moved the dark tendrils around her forehead"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: probably a diminutive of Old French tendron ‘young shoot’, from Latin tener ‘tender’.

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