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Curved so that the apex hangs down; having the top bent downward.

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    Ready for or needing sleep: dozy, drowsy, sleepy, slumberous, slumbery, somnolent, soporific. See awareness/unawareness.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (biology) having branches or flower heads that bend downward
  Synonyms: cernuous, drooping, pendulous

Meaning #2: half asleep
  Synonyms: drowsy, drowsing, dozy, dozing, napping

 
 
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