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tendrilOne entry found. Main Entry: ten·dril Pronunciation: \ˈten-drəl\ Function: noun Etymology: probably modification of Middle French tendron bud, cartilage, alteration of Old French tenrum, from Vulgar Latin *tenerumen, from Latin tener tender — more at tender Date: 1538 1 : a leaf, stipule, or stem modified into a slender spirally coiling sensitive organ serving to attach a climbing plant to its support — ten·driled or ten·drilled \-drəld\ adjective — ten·dril·ous \-drə-ləs\ adjective
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