'Pendulous' definitions:

Definition of 'pendulous'

(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 'Pendulous'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Wavering; unstable; doubtful. [R.] "A pendulous state of mind." --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

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