Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Euphorbia peplus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 456.
today: The current name for this species is Euphorbia peplus L.
original Latin diagnosis
Euphorbia umbella trifida: dichotoma, involucellis ovatis, foliis integerrimis obovatis petiolatis.
English translation
Euphorbia with an umbel three-cleft [and] dichotomous; with involucels ovate; [and] with leaf blades/leaves entire, ovate, [and] petiolate.
English translation with commentary
| Euphorbia | Euphorbia |
| with an umbel | umbella - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun umbella, -ae |
| three-cleft | trifida - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective trifidus, -a, -um; modifies umbella |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| dichotomous; | dichotoma - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective dichotomus, -a, -um; modifies umbella |
| with involucels | involucellis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun involucellum, -i |
| ovate | ovatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies involucellis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| entire, | integerrimis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective integerrimus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| obovate, | obovatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective obovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| [with leaves] petiolate. | petiolatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective petiolatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |