Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Arum tenuifolium in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 967 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Biarum tenuifolium (L.) Schott
original Latin diagnosis
Arum acaule, foliis lanceolatis, spadice setaceo declinato.
English translation
Arum stemless; with leaf blades lanceolate; [and] with a spadix setaceous [and] sloped forward.
| Arum | Arum |
| stemless; | acaule - nominative singular neuter of group B adjective acaulis, -is, -e; modifies Arum |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| lanceolate; | lanceolatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with a spadix | spadice - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun spadix, spadicis |
| setaceous | setaceo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective setaceus, -a, -um; modifies spadice |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| sloped forward. | declinato - ablative singular masculine of perfect passive participle of first conjugation verb declino, -are, -avi, -atum; modifies spadice |