Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Morus rubra in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 986.
today: The current name for this species is Morus rubra L.
original Latin description
Morus foliis cordatis subtus villosis, amentis cylindricis.
English translation
Morus with leaf blades cordate [and] below villous; [and] with aments cylindric.
| Morus | Morus |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| cordate | cordatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| below | subtus - adverb |
| villous; | villosis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective villosus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with aments | amentis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun amentum, -i |
| cylindric. | cylindricis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective cylindricus, -a, -um; modifies amentis |