Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Pendulous

Pendulous , adjective

[Latin pendulus, from pendere to hang. Compare Pendant, and compare Pendulum.]

1.
Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging. — Milton
The pendulous round earth. — Shakespeare
2.
Wavering; unstable; doubtful. [Rare]
A pendulous state of mind. — Atterbury
3.
(Botany) Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary.