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pendulous |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pendulous \Pen"du*lous\, a. [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.) Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pendulous 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: {cernuous}, {drooping}, {nodding}]
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