secund

English

Etymology

Latin secundus (following the course or current of wind or water). See second (adjective).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiːkənd/

Adjective

secund (not comparable)

  1. (botany, zoology) Arranged on one side only, as flowers or leaves on a stalk; unilateral.[1]

References

  1. Asa Gray (1857) “[Glossary [].] Secund.”, in First Lessons in Botany and Vegetable Physiology, [], New York, N.Y.: Ivison & Phinney and G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam & Co., [], →OCLC.

Anagrams

Middle English

Adjective

secund

  1. Alternative form of secunde (after the first)

Noun

secund

  1. Alternative form of secunde (after the first)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French second, from Latin secundus.

Adjective

secund m or n (feminine singular secundă, masculine plural secunzi, feminine and neuter plural secunde)

  1. second

Declension

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