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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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(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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