nutant

adjective

nu·​tant

ˈn(y)ütᵊnt

: drooping, nodding

the equestrian statue … rode under the nutant trees

—Malcolm Lowry

Word History

Etymology

Latin nutant-, nutans, present participle of nutare to nod, sway

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