tender
9
5.5
- adjective
- /ˈtɛndər/
- Specialized
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tierno
- Jada moved down the long row, bending over the tender vines, gleaning the ripened pods.
- tender shoots
- tender leaves
- tender buds
They target the youngest tenderest plants because they're the most nutritious.
- They target the youngest tenderest plants because they're the most nutritious.
- Normally when they're under lights, you have very, very tender greens.
- I try to get my chicken, some shrimp, whatever in Lai live live for goop kitchen and also tender greens.
Examples
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The bushes that had looked like dead sticks now had tender new shoots sprouting at the bottom.
Fiction book (1998) -
Six of the beasts grazed upon the tender grasses at the water's edge.
Fiction book (1992) -
In the wild, individual females deposit a dozen or more eggs a day on such tender leaves.
Academic text (2006) -
Pick a large bag of tender nettle shoots in April or early May.
Academic text (1992) -
And the asparagus are nice and tender for the spring mix soup.
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Celebrating the arrival of spring, his family had feasted on a salad of fresh, tender lettuce.
Academic text (2001) -
And like other citrus aphids, it feeds on tender, new citrus growth.
Academic text (1994) -
Two deer had appeared on the hillside below them, munching on the tender lower branches of the bushes.
Fiction book (1993) -
So today I'm quadrupling my alliums, these tender little spikes, they really pack an awful lot of allium punch.
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In early spring, gardeners need to protect their tender seedlings from unexpected frost.
Synonyms
188
3.8
Easily broken and needing gentle care
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
2
2.5
Gentle, careful help and attention people give to someone or something that needs support
How Hardy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tender for plants comes from the Latin tener 'soft', so a 'tender' plant is one that is 'soft' and easily harmed by cold or bad weather.