Origin: Latin
suffix -ous
Cernuous has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
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"
2
Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; said of a bud, flower, or fruit, or the capsule of a moss.
Example Sentences
"nodding daffodils"
adjective
"the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"
adjective
"lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"
adjective