tenacle
Definitions
A stalk or shoot by which a plant holds itself up, or by which climbing plants attach themselves to surfaces.
Examples
“And Ivy divided from the root, we have⟳ observed to live⟳ some years, by the cirrous parts commonly conceived but as tenacles and holdfasts unto it.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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