Definition of Pendolous

Definition of Pendolous

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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

hanging as if from a support
indecisive or hesitant
(biology) having branchss etc. that bend downwards; drooping or weeping

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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