Progression

secund (SEE-kuhnd, SEK-uhnd) adjective

secund (SEE-kuhnd, SEK-uhnd) adjective

Arranged on (or turned towards) only one side of an axis.

[From Latin secundus (following), from sequi (to follow).]

Example:
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"The flowers are arranged in a very loose spiral or are sometimes secund."
James Alexander Fowler; Wild Orchids Of South Carolina; University of South Carolina Press; 2005.

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Posted by Keya at August 18, 2005 09:43 PM