"tendrilous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more tendrilous [comparative], most tendrilous [superlative]
Etymology: tendril + -ous Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tendril|ous}} tendril + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} tendrilous (comparative more tendrilous, superlative most tendrilous)
  1. Tendril-like.
    Sense id: en-tendrilous-en-adj-QP8vY~tk
  2. Having many tendrils.
    Sense id: en-tendrilous-en-adj-dQRCe~xc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 9 91

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