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)
- (botany, zoology) Arranged on one side only, as flowers or leaves on a stalk; unilateral.[1]
References
- 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.
- “secund”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Middle English
Romanian
Adjective
secund m or n (feminine singular secundă, masculine plural secunzi, feminine and neuter plural secunde)
Declension
Declension of secund
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