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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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(noun) an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
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