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60-Tendrils
Tendrils
are spirally coiled or claw-like structure by which a plant grasps an object or clings to it. A tendril may be a modified stem or a modified leaf.
In the Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family), tendrils are leaves, modified from their base.
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