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  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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