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cernuous |
2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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