1. The cernuous branches swayed in the wind.
下垂的树枝在风中摇摆。

2. This plant has cernuous leaves that hang downward.
这种植物有下垂的叶子。

3. The flower is cernuous and faces the ground.
这种花是下垂的，朝向地面。

4. The botanist described the cernuous structure of the vine.
植物学家描述了藤本植物的下垂结构。

A: What does cernuous mean in this description?
A：这个描述中的 cernuous 是什么意思？

B: It means the branches or leaves are hanging downward.
B：意思是枝叶向下垂。

1) 描述植物或枝叶自然下垂

2) 表示结构向下弯曲的状态

3) 常用于植物学专业描述

4) 指柔软或重力导致的下垂形态

1. （植物学）下垂的，向下弯曲的

e.g. The cernuous flowers hang beautifully from the stem.
这些下垂的花朵从茎上优美地垂下。

adjective

1. bending or drooping downward; used especially in botany to describe plant parts that hang or curve toward the ground.