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Fagus sylvatica L.

Taxonomic history
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Fagus sylvatica in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 998 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
   Today: The current name for this species is Fagus sylvatica L.


original Latin diagnosis
Fagus foliis ovatis obsolete serratis.

English translation
Fagus with leaf blades ovate [and] obsoletely serrate.



English translation with commentary
Fagus Fagus
with leaf blades foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii
ovate ovatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and] [added for smoother reading]
serrate. serratis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um; modifies foliis


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