cernuous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having branches or flower heads that bend downward
    drooping; nodding; weeping; pendulous.
    • nodding daffodils
    • the pendulous branches of a weeping willow
    • lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers

WordNet

Cer"nu*ous adjective
Etymology
L. cernuus with the face turned toward the earth.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; -- said of a bud, flower, fruit, or the capsule of a moss.

Webster 1913