tendril /ˈtɛn.dɹəl/noun 3adjective 1forms 1 noun3 •A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support.The Gourd, / And thirsty Cucumer, vvhen they perceive / Th' approaching Olive, vvith Resentment fly / Her fatty Fibres, and vvith Tendrils creep / Diverse, detesting Contact; […] — 1708 •A hair-like tentacle. •Anything shaped like a tendril or coil.Her blond hair was tied into a half up, half down style with face-framing tendrils. — 2025 adjective1 •Having the shape or properties of a tendril; thin and coiling; entwining.Kissing the tendril fingers - at first because Mina, its mother, did not - but later with a rapture begot by its breath on her breast. — 1907 formstendrils
