cernuous

English

Lily of the valley has cernuous flowers

Etymology

Latin cernuus (“with the face turned toward the earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɜː(ɹ)nju.əs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

cernuous (not comparable)

1. (botany) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping.

   cernuous bud/flower/fruit/theca

   • 2005, Zadie Smith, On Beauty, Penguin Books (2006), page 80:

     Walking up Redwood Avenue with its tunnel of cernuous willows.

References

• “cernuous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• coenurus