Kalmia latifolia

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Kalmia latifolia L.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Kalmia latifolia in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 391 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
today: The current name for this species is Kalmia latifolia L.

original Latin diagnosis
Kalmia foliis ovatis, corymbis terminalibus.

English translation
Kalmia with leaf blades ovate; [and] with corymbs terminal.

English translation with commentary

Kalmia Kalmia

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

ovate; ovatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis

[and] [added for smoother reading]

with corymbs corymbis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun corymbus, -i

terminal. terminalibus - ablative plural masculine group B adjective terminalis, -is, -e; modifies corymbis

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Kalmia	Kalmia
with leaf blades	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i
ovate;	ovatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
with corymbs	corymbis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun corymbus, -i
terminal.	terminalibus - ablative plural masculine group B adjective terminalis, -is, -e; modifies corymbis