Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Mimosa cinerea in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 517.
today: The current name for this species is Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce
original Latin diagnosis
Mimosa foliis conjugatis pinnatis: foliolis aequalibus, caule aculeis incurvis.
English translation
Mimosa with leaf blades connected [and] pinnate: with the leaflets equal; [and] with a stem with prickles [that are] curved inward.
English translation with commentary
| Mimosa | Mimosa |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii |
| connected | conjugatis - ablative plural neuter of perfect participle of first conjugation verb conjugo, -are, -avi, -atum; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| pinnate: | pinnatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective pinnatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| with the leaflets | foliolis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun foliolum, folioli |
| equal; | aequalibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective aequalis, -is, -e; modifies foliolis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with a stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| with prickles | aculeis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun aculeus, aculei |
| [that are] curved inward. | incurvis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective incurvus, -a, -um; modifies aculeis |