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Cernuous

//ˈsɜː(ɹ)nju.əs// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping. not-comparable

    "cernuous bud/flower/fruit/theca"

Adjective
  1. 1
    having branches or flower heads that bend downward wordnet

Etymology

Latin cernuus (“with the face turned toward the earth”).

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