Cernuous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cernuous \Cer"nu*ous\, a. [L. cernuus with the face turned
     toward the earth.] (Bot.)
     Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; -- said
     of a bud, flower, fruit, or the capsule of a moss.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cernuous
       adj : having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding
             daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping
             willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant
             flowers" [syn: {drooping}, {nodding}, {pendulous}]