cernuous

• Terme botanique désuet décrivant une plante ou une fleur qui retombe, s'incline ou pend vers le bas.

An obsolete botanical term describing a plant or flower that is drooping, nodding, or bending downward.

1. Drooping or bending downwardC2formal

   Describes a plant or flower whose branches or flower heads hang or bend downward.

   Retombant, incliné vers le bas

   • The cernuous branches of the willow tree swayed in the breeze.
   • Botanists noted the cernuous habit of the rare alpine flower.
   • The garden featured several cernuous species that added a graceful touch.

   Synonymesdroopinghangingnoddingpendulous

   Antonymesascendingerectupraisedupright