tendril

A few weeks later, a wispy tendril starts out, climbing up the wooden support.

From Salon ● May 9, 2026

A few painstaking moments later and he has freed his bounty—a small caterpillar perhaps an inch long, caked in earth with a reddish tendril of fungus sprouting from its head.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 4, 2024

There, poking up through the soil, was a tiny green tendril.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2023

A twisty tendril of vapor in white-to-red ombre could be seen snaking behind a bright white light in parts of South Korea’s sky Friday evening.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 30, 2022

I just couldn’t imagine how that was going to create fire, but sure enough a tiny tendril of smoke suddenly erupted between the sticks.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

"There's an intestine detached from the rest of the body, surrounded by tendrils of blood vessels from the yolk."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

At the Australian Open in January, she entered the court in a tie-dye turquoise and green palette with flowing tendrils.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

Somehow, the tiny thin tendrils still hold on.

From Salon ● May 9, 2026

Their curious tendrils can crack the foundation of your house, and push up the pavement on your driveway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

Diko snorted at the sudden outburst, sending tendrils of smoke into the air, but she ignored him.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray