Achyranthes corymbosa

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Achyranthes corymbosa L.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Achyranthes corymbosa in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 205 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
today: The current name for this species is Polycarpaea corymbosa (L.) Lam.

original Latin diagnosis
Achyranthes foliis oppositis linearibus, panicula dichotoma.

English translation
Achyranthes with leaves opposite [and] with leaf blades linear; [and] with a panicle dichotomous.

English translation with commentary

Achyranthes Achyranthes

with leaves foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i;

opposite oppositis - ablative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb oppono, opponere, opposui, oppositum; modifies foliis

[and] [added for smoother reading]

[with leaf blades] linear; linearibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e; modifies foliis

[and] [added for smoother reading]

with a panicle panicula - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun panicula, -ae

dichotomous. dichotoma - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective dichotomus, -a, -um; modifies panicula

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Achyranthes	Achyranthes
with leaves	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i;
opposite	oppositis - ablative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb oppono, opponere, opposui, oppositum; modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
[with leaf blades] linear;	linearibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e; modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
with a panicle	panicula - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun panicula, -ae
dichotomous.	dichotoma - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective dichotomus, -a, -um; modifies panicula