• Surrect

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /səˈɹɛkt/

    Origin

    From the Latin surrectus ("arisen"), the perfect passive participle of surgō ("I arise").

    Full definition of surrect

    Adjective

    surrect

    1. (obsolescent, rare) upright
    , point 19, in Philoſophical Letters Between the Late Learned Mr. Ray and Several of His Ingenious Correſpondents, Natives and Foreigners (1718), ed. ‎William Derham, pages 248–9:
      • My Polygonum minus procumbens niveum Glaucis exiguæ fol. is undoubtedly the Polygala repens nuperor. Lob. and I believe the Polygonum minus candicans Å¿upinum of Dr. Magnol, tho’ he upon MiÅ¿take applies it to the Paronychia HiÅ¿panica Clus. which is a more Å¿urrect plant.
      • 2010 October 5th, “Maurice (rep)” (username), “Re: MOS Advise on Sederea japonica” in MOS_ManhattanOrchidSociety
    , Usenet:
      • Mounting takes care of the water in the crown, maybe the pot can lay on its side after watering or all the time? // I also believe that Jim is correct and that the plant requires more than Phal light. I have owned several, but my surrect one is in my care for over 18 months and it is mounted and 12 inches below my lights.
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