fingerlike
Shaped like digits
Fingerlike describes something resembling a finger in shape—long, narrow, and roughly cylindrical: fingerlike projections of rock, the fingerlike fronds of a fern.
The word typically emphasizes elongated protrusions extending from a larger mass.
protrusion
Coiling plant appendage
- stalactiteHanging cave mineral deposit
- stalagmiteUpward-growing cave deposit
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- extensionAdded part or duration
outcrop · spire · pinnacle · antenna · spike · branch · twig · digit
tendril
Coiling plant appendage
- stalactiteHanging cave mineral deposit
- stalagmiteUpward-growing cave deposit
- projectionSomething that extends outward
extension · outcrop · spire · pinnacle · antenna · spike · branch · twig · digit · appendage
slender
Thin and graceful
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
narrow · tubular · thin · pointed · segmented · jointed · knobbed · curved · splayed · fanned
probing
Thoroughly investigating something
prodding · poking · feeling · reaching · stroking · pressing · exploring · touching · sensitive · nimble