Found 2 items, similar to Pendulous.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: pendulous
pendulous
adj : 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]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Pendulous
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.
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2. Wavering; unstable; doubtful. [R.]
“A pendulous state of
mind.” --Atterbury.
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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.
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