Definition of cernuous Cernuous

cer•nu•ous

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What does cernuous mean?

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Adjective

cernuous, cernuouser, cernuousest

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"
  drooping, nodding, pendulous, weeping
  unerect not upright in position or posture
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  • cernuous (a.)
    Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; -- said of a bud, flower, fruit, or the capsule of a moss.

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  • cernuous, adjective.

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