tendril

noun

1. A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support.

   “The Gourd, / And thirſty Cucumer, vvhen they perceive / Th' approaching Olive, vvith Reſentment fly / Her fatty Fibres, and vvith Tendrils creep / Diverſe, deteſting Contact; […]”

2. A hair-like tentacle.
3. (broadly)Anything shaped like a tendril or coil.

   “Her blond hair was tied into a half up, half down style with face-framing tendrils.”

adj

1. (not-comparable)Having the shape or properties of a tendril; thin and coiling; entwining.

   “Kissing the tendril fingers - at first because Mina, its mother, did not - but later with a rapture begot by its breath on her breast.”