Synonyms for tendril

Most common

finger · filament · cirrus

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support.

Forms

Plural

tendrils → cirruses, filaments, fingers…

Example sentences

• finger You want to have a finger in every pie, don't you?
• filament You can see the filament inside the light bulb.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

finger², cirrus²

8 letters

filament³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (finger² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

vrille

Italiano

succhiello

Español

zarcillo