tendril
noun
a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
tendrils
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pluralof tendril.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"There's an intestine detached from the rest of the body, surrounded by tendrils of blood vessels from the yolk."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
But for anyone who’s tangled with an eating disorder — and the way its tendrils quietly siphon joy from even the simplest routines — it is something.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026
Through a veil of dark hair tendrils, Audrey Cymone stares intensely into the darkened room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025
Along the way, I’d expect more leaks and dispatches from the House Oversight Committee, as the enigma of Epstein spreads its tendrils.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
From an intergalactic vantage point we would see, strewn like sea froth on the waves of space, innumerable faint, wispy tendrils of light.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
