释义 |
cernuous, a.|ˈsɜːnjuːəs| [f. L. cernu-us inclined forwards + -ous.] Bowing downwards; in Bot. of a flower: Having the top bent downwards; drooping, nodding.
1653J. Hall Paradoxes 48 That very weight which sinks us downe from our erect constitution, into the cernuous lownesse of beasts. 1836Penny Cycl. V. 252 (Bot. Terms) Cernuous, drooping. 1853G. Johnston Nat. Hist. E. Bord. I. 42 The flowers are cernuous after their blow. |