CERNUOUS

cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, weeping

(adjective) having branches or flower heads that bend downward; “nodding daffodils”; “the pendulous branches of a weeping willow”; “lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

cernuous (not comparable)

(botany) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; said of a bud, flower, or fruit, or the capsule of a moss.

Anagrams

• coenurus

Source: Wiktionary


Cer"nu*ous, a. Etym: [L. cernuus with the face turned toward the earth.] (Bot.)

Definition: Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; -- said of a bud, flower, fruit, or the capsule of a moss.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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