Tendril
['tendrɪl] or ['tɛndrəl]
解释:
(noun.) slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support.
录入:昆西--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) A slender, leafless portion of a plant by which it becomes attached to a supporting body, after which the tendril usually contracts by coiling spirally.
(a.) Clasping; climbing as a tendril.
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同义词及近义词:
n. (Bot.) Filament, cirrus.
录入:普勒斯顿
解释:
n. a slender spiral shoot of a plant by which it attaches itself for support.—adj. clasping or climbing.—adj. Ten′drilled.
整理:玛丽
例句:
- Not fearing the dew, she has not covered her head; her curls are free--they veil her neck and caress her shoulder with their tendril rings. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- The gradations from leaf-climbers to tendril bearers are wonderfully close, and certain plants may be differently placed in either class. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
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