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English Dictionary: nodding by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nodding
adj
  1. 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]:
   Nod \Nod\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nodded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Nodding}.]
      1. To incline or bend, as the head or top; to make a motion
            of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness with; as, to
            nod the head.
  
      2. To signify by a nod; as, to nod approbation.
  
      3. To cause to bend. [Poetic]
  
                     By every wind that nods the mountain pine. --Keats.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nodding \Nod"ding\, a.
      Curved so that the apex hangs down; having the top bent
      downward.
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