GRE vocabulary

Cernuous

Drooping or nodding, especially of a plant part.

Example

"The cernuous branches of the willow tree brushed against the ground, swaying gently in the breeze."

Etymology

From Latin 'cernuus' meaning 'stooping, bowing the head'.

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