English Explanatory Dictionary

tenacle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛnəkəl/

Word forms

tenacle tenacles

Etymology

From Latin tenaculum, from tenere (“to hold”).

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