ten·dril
noun/ˈtendrəl/
/ˈtendrəl/
- a thin, curly stem that grows from a climbing plant. A plant uses tendrils to attach itself to a wall or other support.
enlarge image（攀缘植物的）卷须 - (literary) a thin, curly piece of something such as hair
卷须状物（如鬈发） - Her hair hung in tendrils about her face.
她的头发卷须垂在脸上。
- Her hair hung in tendrils about her face.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably a diminutive of Old French tendron ‘young shoot’, from Latin tener ‘tender’.