secund

[ see-kuhnd, sek-uhnd ]

/ ˈsi kʌnd, ˈsɛk ʌnd /

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adjective Botany, Zoology.

arranged on one side only; unilateral.

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Origin of secund

First recorded in 1770–80, secund is from the Latin word secundus following. See second¹

OTHER WORDS FROM secund

se·cund·ly, adverb

Words nearby secund

secularism, secularity, secularization, secularize, secular tertiaries, secund, Secunderabad, secundigravida, secundine, secundines, secundipara

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How to use secund in a sentence

Pervenimvs huc (sicut ant numeratum est) vigesim secund Maij.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Secund Secund, questione nonagesima quinta articulo tertio, and too tedious to insert here.
The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell|Daniel Defoe
Among the monuments of their ethical philosophy, the Secunda Secund of Aquinas is the most celebrated.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2|Henry Hallam
The pairs of cells on the pinnae are all secund, and in contact with each other at their bases, though widely divergent above.
Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1.|John MacGillivray

Branchlets generally arranged on one side of the filaments, or secund.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold

British Dictionary definitions for secund

secund

/ (sɪˈkʌnd) /

adjective

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

Derived forms of secund

secundly, adverb

Word Origin for secund

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

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