Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cernuous \Cer"nu*ous\, a. [L. cernuus with the face turned
   toward the earth.] (Bot.)
   Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; -- said
   of a bud, flower, fruit, or the capsule of a moss.

Source : WordNet®

cernuous
     adj : having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding
           daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping
           willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant
           flowers" [syn: {drooping}, {nodding}, {pendulous}]