prophyll prophyll tendril A prophyll that is slender and coiling and lacks a lamina. 2011-11-16T05:09:07Z rwalls Aids plant in climbing. A prophyll may be difficult to distinguish from a branch tendril, because it may be found in the axil of a leaf, but it develops from a prophyll of the axillary bud, rather than a branch. Found in Curburitaceae. See also leaf tendril (PO:0025361), leaflet tendril (PO:0025362), leaf apex tendril (PO:0025363), branch tendril (PO:0025364), stem apex tendril (PO:0025365), and leaf rachis tendril (PO:0025366). Careful observation is required to correctly classify some tendrils. plant_anatomy tendril (broad) profilo en zarzillo (Spanish, exact) 前葉巻きひげ、前出葉巻きひげ (Japanese, exact) PO:0025367