Medeola virginiana

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Medeola virginiana L.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Medeola virginiana in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 339 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
today: The current name for this species is Medeola virginiana L.

original Latin diagnosis
Medeola foliis verticillatis, ramis inermibus.

English translation
Melianthus with leaves whorled; [and] with branches unarmed.

English translation with commentary

Medeola Medeola

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

whorled verticillatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective verticillatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis

[and] [added for smoother reading]

with branches ramis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun ramus, -i

unarmed. inermibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective inermis, -is, -e; modifies ramis

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Medeola	Medeola
with leaves	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i
whorled	verticillatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective verticillatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
with branches	ramis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun ramus, -i
unarmed.	inermibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective inermis, -is, -e; modifies ramis