tendron
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French tendron.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittendron (plural tendrons)
- A young, tender plant shoot; a bud.
- 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:
- So soon as new buds and tendrons appeare aboue ground from the root.
- The gristle or cartilage of the ribs.
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editFrom Old French tenrum, with change of suffix.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittendron m (plural tendrons)
Further reading
edit- “tendron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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