Asparagus asiaticus

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Asparagus asiaticus L.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Asparagus asiaticus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 313 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
today: The current name for this species is Asparagus asiaticus L.

original Latin description
Asparagus aculeis solitariis, caule erecto, foliis fasciculatis, ramis filiformibus.

English translation
Asparagus with spines soltary; with a stem erect; with leaves fasciculate; [and] with branches filiform.

English translation with commentary

Asparagus Asparagus

with spines aculeis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun aculeus, -i

solitary; solitariis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective solitarius, -a, -um; modifies aculeis

with a stem caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis

erect; erecto - ablative singular masculine of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb erigo, erigere, erexi, erectum; modifies ramis

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

fasciculate; fasciculatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective fasciculatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis

[and] [added for smoother reading]

with branches ramis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun ramus, -i

filiform. filiformibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective filiformis, -is, -e; modifies ramis

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Asparagus	Asparagus
with spines	aculeis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun aculeus, -i
solitary;	solitariis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective solitarius, -a, -um; modifies aculeis
with a stem	caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis
erect;	erecto - ablative singular masculine of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb erigo, erigere, erexi, erectum; modifies ramis
with leaves;	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii
fasciculate;	fasciculatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective fasciculatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
with branches	ramis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun ramus, -i
filiform.	filiformibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective filiformis, -is, -e; modifies ramis