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Definition of pendulous in English: pendulousadjective ˈpɛndjʊləs Hanging down loosely. 下垂的，悬垂的 下垂的枝条。 Example sentencesExamples - Also scattered along the back of the beach are clumps of windswept Horsetail She-oaks - a perfect name for these pendulous trees.
- Sourwood decks itself with pendulous seedpods, and hazelnut displays dangling catkins in early spring.
- Most edible bananas have pendulous inflorescences (called Vazhapoo in Tamil) and are usually a dull maroon.
- Analyses of the photosynthetic system in pendulous leaves such as those of Eucalyptus were also made.
- Seventy or eighty of them form enormous pendulous bunches, of which each tree annually ripens three.
- This spring-flowering species has elegant slender stems, suspended from which are pendulous bell-shaped flowers, very green in bud, opening to cream, crisscrossed with green and maroon netted markings.
- In one spot deep within the gorge, the pendulous nests of green oropendolas adorn the outer branches of a tall tree growing on one of the river's small islands.
- The nest is often located in a willow, cottonwood, or other hardwood tree, and is a pendulous basket suspended from a thin branch that commonly hangs over water.
- There are eight arcade windows also, and they're hung now with pendulous floral arrangements of pumpkins, and little trees sprouting from lemons floating in gallons of water.
- The many flowers are formed on a long pendulous spike and are very showy.
- Although it is naturally tall, trim it each spring to make an elegant hedge with strong bushy growth, dripping with pendulous crimson flowers in summer.
- The large pendulous flower clusters of the wisteria vine are quite appealing to butterflies in late spring.
- The fringe tree is an oval-shaped single- or multitrunked native that produces pendulous panicles of white, fragrant and fringey flowers in spring.
- Most of the trees are leafless with just the golden pendulous flowers, while some have a mixture of gold blossoms and lovely tender green leaves tinged with a rich copper colour.
- The varieties with pendulous growth are suitable for hanging baskets and window boxes.
- The arrangement of pendulous petal groups has a similar appearance to that of the red-hot poker or some aloe flowers.
- A lone tree stands in a nursery in Portland with pendulous white bells ringing from its arms.
- Each stem sports a large number of pendulous flowers.
- The pollen needed to turn these flowers into pecan nuts comes from the male flowers or ‘catkins,’ 5-to 6-inch pendulous spikes growing laterally on year-old wood.
- Sky flower is a common name for golden dewdrop, a towering shrubby perennial with pendulous clusters of white, lavender or purple flowers followed by golden berries.
Synonyms drooping, dangling, droopy, sagging, saggy, floppy hanging, suspended, supported from above, pendent swinging, swaying, falling, tumbling, trailing, flowing, loose, relaxed rare pensile
Derivativesadverb The rotor includes a plurality of pendulously mounted knife blades.
OriginEarly 17th century: from Latin pendulus 'hanging down' (from pendere 'hang') + -ous. Definition of pendulous in US English: pendulousadjective Hanging down loosely. 下垂的，悬垂的 下垂的枝条。 Example sentencesExamples - The pollen needed to turn these flowers into pecan nuts comes from the male flowers or ‘catkins,’ 5-to 6-inch pendulous spikes growing laterally on year-old wood.
- The varieties with pendulous growth are suitable for hanging baskets and window boxes.
- Although it is naturally tall, trim it each spring to make an elegant hedge with strong bushy growth, dripping with pendulous crimson flowers in summer.
- The arrangement of pendulous petal groups has a similar appearance to that of the red-hot poker or some aloe flowers.
- Also scattered along the back of the beach are clumps of windswept Horsetail She-oaks - a perfect name for these pendulous trees.
- In one spot deep within the gorge, the pendulous nests of green oropendolas adorn the outer branches of a tall tree growing on one of the river's small islands.
- Each stem sports a large number of pendulous flowers.
- The many flowers are formed on a long pendulous spike and are very showy.
- Seventy or eighty of them form enormous pendulous bunches, of which each tree annually ripens three.
- The fringe tree is an oval-shaped single- or multitrunked native that produces pendulous panicles of white, fragrant and fringey flowers in spring.
- Analyses of the photosynthetic system in pendulous leaves such as those of Eucalyptus were also made.
- Sourwood decks itself with pendulous seedpods, and hazelnut displays dangling catkins in early spring.
- Most edible bananas have pendulous inflorescences (called Vazhapoo in Tamil) and are usually a dull maroon.
- The nest is often located in a willow, cottonwood, or other hardwood tree, and is a pendulous basket suspended from a thin branch that commonly hangs over water.
- There are eight arcade windows also, and they're hung now with pendulous floral arrangements of pumpkins, and little trees sprouting from lemons floating in gallons of water.
- The large pendulous flower clusters of the wisteria vine are quite appealing to butterflies in late spring.
- Most of the trees are leafless with just the golden pendulous flowers, while some have a mixture of gold blossoms and lovely tender green leaves tinged with a rich copper colour.
- A lone tree stands in a nursery in Portland with pendulous white bells ringing from its arms.
- Sky flower is a common name for golden dewdrop, a towering shrubby perennial with pendulous clusters of white, lavender or purple flowers followed by golden berries.
- This spring-flowering species has elegant slender stems, suspended from which are pendulous bell-shaped flowers, very green in bud, opening to cream, crisscrossed with green and maroon netted markings.
Synonyms drooping, dangling, droopy, sagging, saggy, floppy
OriginEarly 17th century: from Latin pendulus ‘hanging down’ (from pendere ‘hang’) + -ous. |