secund

[ see-kuhnd, sek-uhnd ]

/ ˈsi kʌnd, ˈsɛk ʌnd /

adjective Botany, Zoology.

arranged on one side only; unilateral.

Nearby words

secular humanism, secular tertiaries, secularism, secularity, secularize, secund, secunderabad, secundigravida, secundine, secundines, secundipara

Origin of secund

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

Related forms

se·cund·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for secund

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
The secund argument is, the tumult continewit fra twa at efter none till efter aucht at nycht.
The Works of John Knox, Volume 2 (of 6)|John Knox
The secund is lyik unto this, Love thy nychtbour as thy selve.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6)|John Knox
Branchlets generally arranged on one side of the filaments, or secund.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold

The offence is styled ‘secund sicht’ in the official report.
Cock Lane and Common-Sense|Andrew Lang

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

secundly, adverb

Word Origin for secund

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

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