nodding

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

having branches or flower heads that bend downward“nodding daffodils”“the pendulous branches of a weeping willow”“lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers”Synonyms: cernuous drooping pendulous weeping

Nod \Nod\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nodded; p. pr. & vb. n. Nodding.]

1.To incline or bend, as the head or top; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness with; as, to nod the head. [1913 Webster]

2.To signify by a nod; as, to nod approbation. [1913 Webster]

3.To cause to bend. [Poetic] [1913 Webster]

By every wind that nods the mountain pine.— Keats.[1913 Webster]

Nodding \Nod"ding\, a. Curved so that the apex hangs down; having the top bent downward. [1913 Webster]