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cernuous

[surn-yoo-uh s, sur-noo-]

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adjective Botany.

drooping, as a flower; nodding.

Origin of cernuous

1645–55; < Latin cernuus falling forwards, face down; see -ous

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Related Words for cernuous

nodding, limp, enervated, pendulous, flaccid, lackadaisical, languid, lethargic, languorous, nutant

Examples from the Web for cernuous

Historical Examples of cernuous

The stipe is usually white above, fuscous below, at the apex almost evanescent; hence the cernuous sporangia.
The North American Slime-Moulds
Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride

British Dictionary definitions for cernuous

cernuous

adjective

botany (of some flowers or buds) drooping

Word Origin for cernuous

C17: from Latin cernuus leaning forwards, of obscure origin

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