Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cernuous"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Cernuous \Cer"nu*ous\, a. [L. cernuus with the face turned
toward the earth.] (Bot.)
Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; -- said
of a bud, flower, fruit, or the capsule of a moss.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

cernuous
adj : (biology) having branches or flower heads that bend
downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches
of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of
fragrant flowers" [syn: {drooping}, {nodding}, {pendulous}]


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