Tendril: nf A tendril, in botany, is a leaf part corresponding to a specialized organ allowing certain climbing plants to cling to various supports.
History: The most comprehensive study was Charles Darwin's monograph, On the Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants (1865), in which he coined the term circumnutation to refer to the helix movement effected by the spin.
Biology: Tendrils, usually circular in cross section, are capable of s ...
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