A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

secund (Eng.adj.), “having all the flowers or leaves or other organs turned towards the same side” (Lindley); “parts or organs directed to one side only, usually by torsion” (Jackson); “directed to one side only, usually by torsion” (Fernald 1950); extremely, strongly or distinctly homomallous, q.v. = unilateralis,-e (adj.B), q.v.: secundus,-a,-um (adj.A) [> L. secundus, ‘following,’ or second > L. sequor, secutus sum, sequi, 3., to follow, accompany, to follow, to yield, to give way]; see secundus,-a,-um (adj.A).

secund (Eng. adj.): “having some part or element arranged on one side only: unilateral, e.g. sucund racemes” (WIII) [> L. secundus, ‘following’].

falcate-secund: (in bryophytes) “strongly curved and turned to one side” (Magill).

NOTE: in early bryological works (Bridel; Hedwig), heteromallous meant ‘secund,’ and the adj. homomallous did not exist. See heteromallous.

- floribus unilateralibus, with unilateral flowers (arranged on one side).

- in flumine secundo (abl. sg.) downstream.

- [Brachythecium rivulare] foliis secundis brevioribus saepe bicostatis (Austin) with the leaves secund [i.e. directed to one side], shorter, often with two costae.

- antherae lineares, subsessiles, in massam secundam aggregatae v. connatae (B&H), anthers linear, subsessile, aggregated or connate into a unilateral mass.

- flores sessiles, secundi, bifariam dispositi (Swartz), flowers sessile, secund [i.e. with leaves directed to one side], arranged in two rows.

- racemi longi, laxi, floribus sparsis secundis albocaeruleis, pedicellis brevibus; bracteolis minutis sub pedicellis (Swartz), the racemes long, lax, with the flowers scattered, secund [i.e. with the flowers turned to one side], whitish-blue, with the pedicels short; with minute bracteoles under the pedicels.

- [alga] ramu1is alternatim secundis (i.e. quibusdam continuo ad unum latus, aliis ad alterum latus abeuntibus) (Agardh), with the branchlets alternately secund (i.e. with certain ones going out directly to one side, others to the alternate side).

- alternatim (adv.) secundus (adj.A): alternately secund, first turned one way, then the other.

- falcato-secundus,-a,-um (adj.A): (bryology) “strongly curved and turned to one wide” (Magill 1990).

- falcato-subsecundus, sickle-shaped and slightly turned to one side of the axis, e.g. stem.

- subfalcato-secundus, slightly sickle-shaped, and turned to one side (of the axis, e.g. stem).