tendril

Meanings

• noun

  A slender shoot or branch, especially one that twines around other plants or structures.

• verb

  To wind or coil around something, like a tendril.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with tendril
mendril , pendril , lendril

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Variants

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tendril , tendriled , tendrilled , tendrilous , tendrils

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Etymology

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Old English 'tendel' meaning 'a thread, twine, or cord'.

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Trivia

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1. The longest tendril on record belongs to the Rafflesia arnoldii, a plant native to Sumatra, which can grow up to 10 feet long.

2. The word 'tendril' is also used in the field of physics to describe the shape of certain types of waves, such as electromagnetic waves.

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Related Concepts

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1. Vine: A plant that grows by twining around other plants or structures, like a tendril.

2. Liana: A woody vine that grows in the rainforest and uses a tendril-like structure to climb trees.

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Culture

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In literature, tendrils are often used as metaphors for attachment, growth, and entanglement. In art, they are commonly depicted in botanical illustrations and impressionist paintings. In music, there is a progressive rock band named 'Tendril'.

How to Memorize "tendril"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a plant with long, curling shoots that wind around other plants or structures.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'tendril' with the idea of something that twines and wraps around other things.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'tendril' by associating it with the word 'entwine'.

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