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Meaning of tenacle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtɛnəkəl

Definitions

A stalk or shoot by which a plant holds itself up, or by which climbing plants attach themselves to surfaces.

rare

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.
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See also

tenaculum Tenaglia tenagophyte Tenaha tenaille tenaillon

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