tendron

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UK/ˈtɛndɹən/

noun

A young, tender plant shoot; a bud.

OriginMiddle French tendron →
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Meanings

nountendron (plural tendrons)

plural tendrons

  1. A young, tender plant shoot; a bud.

    So soon as new buds and tendrons appeare aboue ground from the root.

    1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book II.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC
  2. The gristle or cartilage of the ribs.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchtendron
  2. Englishtendron

From Middle French tendron.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Dronten
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APA

tendron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tendron

MLA

“tendron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tendron. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tendron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tendron.

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