Definition of Pendulous. Meaning of Pendulous. Synonyms of Pendulous

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Definition of Pendulous

Pendulous
Pendulous Pen"du*lous, a. [L. pendulus, fr. pendere to hang. Cf. Pendant, and cf. Pendulum.] 1. Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging. --Shak. ``The pendulous round earth.' --Milton. 2. Wavering; unstable; doubtful. [R.] ``A pendulous state of mind.' --Atterbury. 3. (Bot.) Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary.

Meaning of Pendulous from wikipedia

- cyanobacteria such as Anabaena. See also concatenate. catkin A spike, usually pendulous, in which the mostly small flowers are uni****ual and without a con****uous...
- and female catkins on separate trees. Male flowers of Salix babylonica Pendulous branchlets of Salix babylonica Bark of Salix babylonica Leaves of Salix...
- Carex pendula (pendulous sedge, also known as hanging, drooping or weeping sedge) is a large sedge of the genus Carex. It occurs in woodland, scrubland...
- A PIGA (Pendulous Integrating Gyroscopic Accelerometer) is a type of accelerometer that can measure acceleration and simultaneously integrates this acceleration...
- species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common names pendulous bulrush, rufous bulrush, and nodding bulrush. It is native to North America...
- the white peeling bark on the trunk. The twigs are slender and often pendulous and the leaves are roughly triangular with doubly serrate margins and...
- the Middle East and North Africa.: 356  It is characterised by large, pendulous ears and a convex profile. It has been exported to many parts of the world...
- recurvifolia), known as curve-leaf yucca, curved-leaved Spanish-dagger or pendulous yucca, is a variety of Yucca gloriosa. It is often grown as an ornamental...
- in the genus Casuarina are monoecious or dioecious trees with green, pendulous, photosynthetic branchlets, the leaves reduced to small scales arranged...
- Antitrichia curtipendula (also known as pendulous wing moss or hanging moss) is a species of feather-moss found predominantly in western North America...