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  1. 1. a. Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Wavering; unstable; doubtful. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. having branches or flower heads that bend downward Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 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. Source: webster
  6. 6. Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved stalk,or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary. Source: adambom
  7. 7. j:100 s having branches or flower heads that bend downward Source: ecdict

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