a. [ L. filum a thread + pendulus hanging, fr. pendēre to hang. ] (Bot.) Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; -- said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. pendulus, fr. pendere to hang. Cf. Pendant, and cf. Pendulum. ]
adv. In a pendulous manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being pendulous; the state of hanging loosely; pendulosity. [ 1913 Webster ]