cer·nu·ous (sûr ny - s)adj. Botany Nodding; drooping. [From Latin cernuus, bowing forward.] |
cernuous [ˈsɜːnjʊəs]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany (of some flowers or buds) drooping
[from Latin cernuus leaning forwards, of obscure origin]
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| Adj. | 1. | cernuous - having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers" biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms unerect - not upright in position or posture |
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