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< tendril
Tenebrae >
ten·du
(t
n
d
)
KEY
NOUN:
Any of several Asian ebony trees.
ETYMOLOGY:
Hindi
tend
, from Sanskrit
tainduka-
, pertaining to
tinduka
,
the evergreen tree
Diospyros embryopteris
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