tenacle

/ˈtɛnəkəl/

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

Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tenacle ranks #9,303 of 42,747 for Qualifying.

tenacle is pronounced /ˈtɛnəkəl/.

Etymology

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

noun

A stalk or shoot by which a plant holds itself up, or by which climbing plants attach themselves to surfaces.e.g.“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.” — 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society, published 2007, page 198:

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By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

tendril 67% match — A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support. vs tenacle →
tentacled 64% match — Having tentacles. vs tenacle →
tentillum 61% match — A branch of a tentacle, especially one of a siphonophore vs tenacle →
tendrillous 61% match — Of or pertaining to tendrils. vs tenacle →
tentaculiform 61% match — Shaped like a tentacle. vs tenacle →
tendrilous 59% match — Tendril-like. vs tenacle →
caulicle 58% match — A small stalk or stem, especially the rudimentary stalk of a seed embryo vs tenacle →
unitentacular 58% match — Having or relating to a single tentacle. vs tenacle →