'Cernuous' definitions:

Definition of 'cernuous'

(from WordNet)
adjective
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, pendulous, weeping]

Definition of 'Cernuous'

From: GCIDE
  • Cernuous \Cer"nu*ous\, a. [L. cernuus with the face turned toward the earth.] (Bot.) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; -- said of a bud, flower, fruit, or the capsule of a moss. [1913 Webster]