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Gratiola officinalis L.

Taxonomic history:
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Gratiola officinalis in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 17.
   today: The current name for this species is Gratiola officinalis L.


original Latin description
Gratiola floribus pedunculatis, foliis lanceolatis serratis.

English translation
Gratola with flowers pedunculate; with leaves lanceolate [and] serrate.


English translation with commentary
Gratiola Gratiola
with flowers floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris
pedunculate; pedunculatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective pedunculatus, -a, -um; modifies floribus
with leaves foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i
lanceolate lanceolatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective lanceolatus, -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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