Lycoperdon cervinum

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Lycoperdon cervinum L.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species on p. 1183 of Species Plantarum as Lycoperdon cervinum.
today: The current name for this species is Elaphomyces granulatus Fr.

original Latin description
Lycoperdon solidiusculum centro farinifero, radice destitutum.

English translation
Lycoperdon somewhat solid, with a center producing a farina; [and] a root lacking.

English translation with commentary

Lycoperdon lycoperdon

somewhat solid, solidiusculum - nominative singular masculine of group A adjective solidiusculus, -a, -um; modifies Lycoperdon

with a center centro - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun centrum, -i

producing a farina; farinifero - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective fariniferus, -a, -um; modifies centro

a root radice - ablative singular of 3rd declension feminine noun radix, radicis; object of destitutum

lacking. destitutum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective dichotomus, -a, -um; agrees with Lycoperdon

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Lycoperdon	lycoperdon
somewhat solid,	solidiusculum - nominative singular masculine of group A adjective solidiusculus, -a, -um; modifies Lycoperdon
with a center	centro - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun centrum, -i
producing a farina;	farinifero - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective fariniferus, -a, -um; modifies centro
a root	radice - ablative singular of 3rd declension feminine noun radix, radicis; object of destitutum
lacking.	destitutum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective dichotomus, -a, -um; agrees with Lycoperdon