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Cernuous

Cernuous Meaning & Definition
Cernuous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of 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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cernuous: drooping | nodding | pendulous | unerect

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Cernuous In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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