also: けんしゅ
tendril
Botanical term for the slender, coiling organ of climbing plants, such as those of peas or grapevines.
The pea tendrils are twining around the stake.
Grape tendrils are very delicate.
Standard modern spelling; the second kanji is often written in kana.
Full kanji form using 鬚; rare and mainly found in older or specialized texts.
Abbreviated kanji form; also read けんしゅ in some contexts.
Sino-Japanese reading of the abbreviated kanji form; mainly a dictionary or technical term.
Compound of 巻き (maki, 'winding') + ひげ (hige, 'beard' or 'whisker'), from the resemblance of tendrils to curled hairs.