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cernuous
cer·nu·ous C0212900 (sûr′nyo͞o-əs)adj. Botany Nodding; drooping.
[From Latin cernuus, bowing forward.]cernuous (ˈsɜːnjʊəs) adj (Botany) botany (of some flowers or buds) drooping[C17: from Latin cernuus leaning forwards, of obscure origin]Thesaurus| 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"nodding, pendulous, weeping, droopingbiological science, biology - the science that studies living organismsunerect - not upright in position or posture |
cernuous
cernuous[′sərn·yə·wəs] (botany) Drooping or inclining. cernuous
Synonyms for cernuousadj having branches or flower heads that bend downwardSynonyms- nodding
- pendulous
- weeping
- drooping
Related Words- biological science
- biology
- unerect
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