tendril
/ˈtɛndrəl/
noun
- A thin, curling stem or leaf that a climbing plant uses to attach itself to a support.
- In the garden, the morning glory's tendril spiraled upward in search of sunlight.
- Each tendril of the pea plant reached out and coiled around the string.
- The grapevine wrapped its tendril tightly around the wooden trellis.
- Something that curls or twists like a plant tendril, such as a lock of hair or a wisp of smoke.
- She tucked a stray tendril of hair behind her ear.
- The artist painted delicate tendrils of ivy creeping up the stone wall.
- A tendril of smoke rose from the chimney into the cold night air.