pendulous : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pendulous	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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" Synonym(s): cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, weeping
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pendulous \Pen"dulous\, a. [L. pendulus, fr. pendere to hang. Cf. {Pendant}, and cf. {Pendulum}.] 1. Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging. --Shak. [bd]The pendulous* round earth.[b8] --Milton. 2. Wavering; unstable; doubtful. [R.] [bd]A pendulous state of mind.[b8] --Atterbury. 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.