D defs.my
Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Pendulous

/pĕn'-jəl-əs/ · Pen·du·lous · IPA /ˈpɛndʒələs/
01 a. Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging.
  1. 1.
    Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging.
  2. 2.
    Wavering; unstable; doubtful.[R.]
  3. 3.
    Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary.(Bot.)