cernuous

2 definitions found

cernuous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

cernuous - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cernuous
      adj 1: 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,
             pendulous, weeping]