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cernuous

[ surn-yoo-uh s, sur-noo- ]
/ ˈsɜrn yu əs, ˈsɜr nu- /
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adjective Botany.

drooping, as a flower; nodding.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

cermet, cern, cernan, cernuda, cernuda, luis, cernuous, cernăuţi, cero, cero-, ceroc, cerograph

Origin of cernuous

1645–55; < Latin cernuus falling forwards, face down; see -ous
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British Dictionary definitions for cernuous

cernuous

/ (ˈsɜːnjʊəs) /

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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