Asparagus sarmentosus

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Asparagus sarmentosus L.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Asparagus sarmentosus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 314 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
today: The current name for this species is Asparagus falcatus L.

original Latin description
Asparagus foliis solitariis lineari-lanceolatis, caule flexuoso, aculeis recurvis.

English translation
Asparagus with leaves soltary, (the blades) linear-lanceolate; with a stem flexuous; [and] with spines recurved.

English translation with commentary

Asparagus Asparagus

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

solitary solitariis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective solitarius, -a, -um; modifies foliis

[and] [added for smoother reading]

linear-lanceolate; lineari-lanceolatis = lineari- (combining form of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e) + lanceolatis (ablative plural neuter of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um); modifies foliis

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

flexuous; flexuoso - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective flexuosus, -a, -um; modifies caule

[and] [added for smoother reading]

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

recurved. recurvis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective recurvus, -a, -um; modifies aculeis

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Asparagus	Asparagus
with leaves	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i
solitary	solitariis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective solitarius, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
linear-lanceolate;	lineari-lanceolatis = lineari- (combining form of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e) + lanceolatis (ablative plural neuter of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um); modifies foliis
with a stem	caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis
flexuous;	flexuoso - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective flexuosus, -a, -um; modifies caule
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
with spines	aculeis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun aculeus, -i
recurved.	recurvis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective recurvus, -a, -um; modifies aculeis