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CERNUOUS

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cer⋅nu⋅ous

  [surn-yoo-uhs, sur-noo-]
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–adjective Botany.
drooping, as a flower; nodding.
Origin:
1645–55; < L cernuus falling forwards, face down; see -ous
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cer·nu·ous   (sûr'nyōō-əs)   
adj.   Botany
Nodding; drooping.

[From Latin cernuus, bowing forward.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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