pendulous Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Pen"du*lous adjective
Etymology
L. pendulus, fr. pendere to hang. Cf. Pendant, and cf. Pendulum.
Definitions
  1. Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging. Shak. "The pendulous round earth. Milton.
  2. Wavering; unstable; doubtful. R. "A pendulous state of mind." 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.

Webster 1913