What does cernuous mean?
Cernuous means (botany) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping..
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/ˈsɜː(ɹ)nju.əs/ · adjective
(botany) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping..
cernuous bud/flower/fruit/theca
Walking up Redwood Avenue with its tunnel of cernuous willows.
Use cernuous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cernuous means (botany) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping..
Common synonyms include pendulous, nodding, drooping, unerect.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
cernuous bud/flower/fruit/theca
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