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Secund

Secund \Se"cund\, a. [L. secundus following the course or current of wind or water. See Second, a.] (Bot.) Arranged on one side only, as flowers or leaves on a stalk.
--Gray.

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secund

a. (context botany English) Arranged on one side only, as flowers or leaves on a stalk.

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Secund

Secund (Lat. secundus, "following") is a botanical term used of plants when similar parts are directed to one side only, as flowers on an axis.

Usage examples of "secund".

On takin the secund glass I was seezed with a desire to break winders, & arter imbibin the third glass I knockt a small boy down, pickt his pocket of a New York Ledger, and wildly commenced readin Sylvanus Kobb's last Tail.