Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Tuesday Terminology: Pendulous

This word may describe the entire plant habit or any specific plant part.
Pendulous: drooping, weeping, hanging downward. (Latin) Pendens, pendulus cernuus: slightly drooping nutans: nodding

1 comment:

  1. The top picture brings back memories. My dad had them all over our yard as a kid. My brother and I used to play hide and seek amid them.

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