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Meanings of cernuous in English

Having branches or flower heads that bend downward.

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        Examples for "weeping"
        1
        Tens of thousands of weeping family members are gathered at the site.
        BBC
        2
        Describes weeping refugees being flown to safety in Trier, Germany... View Article
        The new yorker
        3
        In the evening weeping shall have place, and in the morning gladness.
        The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
        4
        Very handsome; leaves silvery white beneath; among others is a weeping variety.
        Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) / A Practical Guide to the ...
        5
        I pictured them in four separate heaps in the snow, all weeping.
        A Woman Tenderfoot
        1
        He kept nodding mechanically as if that made sense and said, Sure.
        Dexter by Design
        2
        She was claiming him in the drooping eyelids, in the nodding head.
        The Heart of Unaga
        3
        She lifted her chin and considered him a moment longer before nodding.
        The distant hours
        4
        They make small talk for a few minutes as Persephone listens, nodding.
        The Apocalypse Codex
        5
        He caught his balance and rested against the tree, nodding in satisfaction.
        Millennium
        1
        She was claiming him in the drooping eyelids, in the nodding head.
        The Heart of Unaga
        2
        The yellow flag was drooping over the roadway in the hot sun.
        An Australian in China / Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey ...
        3
        The yellow-ripe grain stood in the fields, heavy-headed and drooping with seed.
        Paths of Glory: Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front
        4
        The drooping sun was now caught and hidden in its soft embraces.
        Flip: A California Romance
        5
        The little fellow was standing, head drooping, ears flopping beside the grave.
        The Forbidden Trail
        1
        The crone shook her head and wagged her pendulous lip in derision.
        The Firm of Girdlestone
        2
        Flowers usually bright red or purplish-coloured, and placed on long pendulous footstalks.
        Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs
        3
        Green juice ran down his chin and dripped onto his pendulous belly.
        Night Shift
        4
        What's this pendulous thing like an alien probe hanging from the ceiling?
        The Guardian
        5
        At that point, the vine produced several pendulous bunches of blue wisteria blossoms.
        Spellwright