Secund
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Secund can refer to:
- a botanical term used of plantPlantPlants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
s when similar parts are directed to one side only, as flowers on an axis. (Lat. secundus, "following") - to loan an employee from one organization to another. The individual's financial remuneration - salary and benefits - may stay with the host organization while the recipient organization agrees to pay for business expenses of the said employee. (vt. from the Lat. secundus