pendens
- adjective
- Specialized
- The species name pendens refers to the way the plant's leaves hang down from the stem.
Examples
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The orchid was named pendens because its flowers dangle gracefully from the stem.
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In zoology, the term pendens is used to describe animals with body parts that droop or hang.
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The pendens leaves of the plant create a beautiful cascading effect.
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In the study, the researchers noted the pendens branches of the willow tree.
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The species name pendens describes how the plant's leaves droop elegantly from the stem.
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In zoology, a specimen with pendens limbs exhibits a characteristic drooping posture.
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The flowers of the pendens orchid gracefully dangle downwards from its arching stem.
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Compounds
- Jargon
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How Drooping
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pendens comes from the Latin pendere, which means 'to hang'. So in scientific names it describes parts that hang or droop, like a pendant that hangs from a necklace.