secund

[ see-kuhnd, sek-uhnd ]

adjective

, Botany, Zoology.

1. arranged on one side only; unilateral.

secund

/ sɪˈkʌnd /

adjective

1. botany having or designating parts arranged on or turned to one side of the axis

Derived Forms

• seˈcundly, adverb

Other Words From

• secund·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of secund¹

First recorded in 1770–80, secund is from the Latin word secundus following. See second ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of secund¹

C18: from Latin secundus following, from sequī to follow; see second ¹

Example Sentences

Pervenimvs huc (sicut ant numeratum est) vigesim secund Maij.

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Secund Secund, questione nonagesima quinta articulo tertio, and too tedious to insert here.

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Among the monuments of their ethical philosophy, the Secunda Secund of Aquinas is the most celebrated.

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The pairs of cells on the pinnae are all secund, and in contact with each other at their bases, though widely divergent above.

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Branchlets generally arranged on one side of the filaments, or secund.

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