PENDULOUS

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

pendulous (comparative more pendulous, superlative most pendulous)

hanging as if from a support

indecisive or hesitant

(biology) having branches etc. that bend downwards; drooping or weeping

Source: Wiktionary

Pen"du*lous, a. Etym: [L. pendulus, fr. pendere to hang. Cf. Pendant, and cf. Pendulum.]

1. Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging. Shak. "The pendulous round earth. Milton.

2. Wavering; unstable; doubtful. [R.] "A pendulous state of mind." Atterbury.

3. (Bot.)

Definition: Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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