SECUND

Etymology

Adjective

secund (not comparable)

(botany, zoology) Arranged on one side only, as flowers or leaves on a stalk; unilateral.

Anagrams

• dunces

Source: Wiktionary


Se"cund, a. Etym: [L. secundus following the course or current of wind of water. See Second, a.] (Bot.)

Definition: Arranged on one side only, as flowers or leaves on a stalk. Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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