Category:Pendulous

Pen"du*lous, a. Etym: [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.)

Defn: inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved stalk, Or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary.