Taxonomic history:
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Astragalus physodes in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 760 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
   today: The current name for this species is Astragalus physodes L.

original Latin description
Astragalus acaulos, scapis folia aequantibus, leguminibus inflatis subglobosis nudis.

English translation
Astragalus stemless; with scapes to the leaves equalling; [and] with legumes inflated, nearly globose, [and] naked.

English translation with commentary

Astragalus	Astragalus
stemless;	acaulos - nominative singular masculine of group B adjective acaulis/acaulos, -is, -e; modifies Astragalus
with scapes	scapis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun scapus, -i
to the leaves	folia - accusative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i; object of aequantibus
equaling;	aequantibus - ablative plural masculine of present active participle of first conjugation verb aequo, -are, -avi, -atum; agrees with scapis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
with legumes	leguminibus - ablative plural of third declension neuter noun legumen, leguminis
inflated,	inflatis - ablative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of first conjugation verb inflo, -are, -avi, -atum; modifies leguminibus
nearly globose,	subglobosis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective subglobosus, -a, -um; modifies leguminibus
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
naked.	nudis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective nudus, -a, -um; modifies leguminibus