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单词 cernuous
释义

cernuousadj.

/ˈsəːnjuːəs/
Etymology: < Latin cernuus inclined forwards + -ous suffix.
Bowing downwards; in Botany of a flower: Having the top bent downwards; drooping, nodding.
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the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of bending > [adjective]
bowea1500
devexed1562
flexed1572
cernuous1653
bowed1848
the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [adjective] > erect or drooping
erect1688
nutant1751
cernuous1836
1653 J. Hall Paradoxes 48 That very weight which sinks us downe from our erect constitution, into the cernuous lownesse of beasts.
1836 Penny Cycl. V. 252 [article Bot. Terms] Cernuous, drooping.
1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 42 The flowers are cernuous after their blow.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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