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To provide support for the plant.
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What part of speech is tendril?
A tendril is a noun. In zoology, a tendril is a hair-like tentacle.
What is the plural of tendril?
The plural of tendril is tendrils.
How do auxins promote the growth of a tendril around a support?
Auxin is synthesized at the shoot tip. It helps the cell grow longer. When a tendril comes in contact with a support, auxin stimulates faster growth of the cells on the opposite side, so that the tendril forms a coil around the support. This makes the tendrils appear as a watch spring.
Is tendril a verb?
No, it is not a verb. Tendril is a noun for a curling form or shape.
What is the function of the ampalaya tendril?
A ampalaya tendril is a plant structure whose function is to help the plant climb. A ampalaya tendril will actually wrap itself around anything that it comes into contact with and then it provides support to the plant as the plant continues to grow upward.-jmc :)go II-carbon
What is the function of leaf tendril?
A tendril is a modified stem, leaf, or petiole. They are typically more round than flat and function to hold the plant up as it grows. Their movement is caused by differential growth on the part of the tendril which is not in contact with anything. Where the tendril comes in contact with a fence, trellis, or almost anything else, the growth and elongation of cells in that area are slowed. The cells not in contact with something continue normal growth and elongation. The effect is that the tendril grows around whatever it touches.
What is the difference between stem tendril and leaf tendril?
Leaf tendrils are coiled structures that attaches a plant for support. A leaf tendril will generally have a bid in its axil or will be a modified leaflet of a compound leaf. Example: pea Stem tendril are a slender, coiled structure that is a modified part of a stem that provides support. A stem tendril is generally in the axil of a leaf or leaf scar. Also, if a tendril originates from an axillary bud, then it is a stem tendril. Example: Virginia Creeper, Grape.
What does the word curlicue mean?
A decorative curl or twist in the design of an object.
What is the one word meaning of tendril?
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., Clasping; climbing as a tendril.
What is a tendril massage?
To my knowledge, I have never heard of a Tendril Massage, and I have been in the business for 25 years. So, I would venture to guess is that someone is referring to a massage establishment called Tendril.
How can you use tendril in a sentence?
The vine was connected to the pole by a tendril.
What is a curl?
A curl can either refer to a ringlet of hair, a curved shape, a spin which makes an object curve, or an exercise which bends the arm, wrist or leg.
