Definition of pendulous

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Pendulous (a.) Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary..

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Palea :: Palea (n.) A pendulous process of the skin on the throat of a bird, as in the turkey; a dewlap..
Bloodhound :: Bloodhound (n.) A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff..
Filipendulous :: Filipendulous (a.) Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; -- said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets..
Pendent :: Pendent (a.) Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf..
Pensile :: Pensile (a.) Hanging; suspended; pendent; pendulous.
Cernuous :: Cernuous (a.) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; -- said of a bud, flower, fruit, or the capsule of a moss..
Pendulosity :: Pendulosity (n.) The state or quality of being pendulous.
Pendulous :: Pendulous (a.) Wavering; unstable; doubtful.
Pendular :: Pendular (a.) Pendulous.
Pendulous :: Pendulous (a.) Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary..
Thallus :: Thallus (n.) A solid mass of cellular tissue, consisting of one or more layers, usually in the form of a flat stratum or expansion, but sometimes erect or pendulous, and elongated and branching, and forming the substance of the thallogens..
Dewlap :: Dewlap (n.) The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, which laps or licks the dew in grazing..
Pendulously :: Pendulously (adv.) In a pendulous manner.
Pendulous :: Pendulous (a.) Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging.
Treebeard :: Treebeard (n.) A pendulous branching lichen (Usnea barbata); -- so called from its resemblance to hair.
Lichen :: Lichen (n.) One of a class of cellular, flowerless plants, (technically called Lichenes), having no distinction of leaf and stem, usually of scaly, expanded, frond-like forms, but sometimes erect or pendulous and variously branched. They derive their nourishment from the air, and generate by means of spores. The species are very widely distributed, and form irregular spots or patches, usually of a greenish or yellowish color, upon rocks, trees, and various bodies, to which they adhere with great
Wistaria :: Wistaria (n.) A genus of climbing leguminous plants bearing long, pendulous clusters of pale bluish flowers..
Penduline :: Penduline (n.) A European titmouse (Parus, / Aegithalus, pendulinus). It is noted for its elegant pendulous purselike nest, made of the down of willow trees and lined with feathers..
Pensileness :: Pensileness (n.) State or quality of being pensile; pendulousness.
Flews :: Flews (n. pl.) The pendulous or overhanging lateral parts of the upper lip of dogs, especially prominent in hounds; -- called also chaps. See Illust. of Bloodhound..
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