branch branch tendril 2011-11-16T05:07:05Z A branch that is slender and coiling. Aids plant in climbing. A branch tendril will usually be subtended by a leaf or leaf scar. May be branched, may have adhesive disks at its distal end, may be woody, and may bear small leaves. See also leaf tendril (PO:0025361), leaflet tendril (PO:0025362), leaf apex tendril (PO:0025363), stem apex tendril (PO:0025365), leaf rachis tendril (PO:0025366), and prophyll tendril (PO:0025367). Careful observation is required to correctly classify some tendrils. PO:0025364 plant_anatomy rama en zarzillo (Spanish, exact) rwalls tendril (broad) 枝巻きひげ (Japanese, exact)