Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Quercus cerris in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 997 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Quercus cerris L.
original Latin diagnosis
Quercus foliis oblongis lyrato-pinnatifidis: laciniis transversis acutis; subtus subtomentosis.
English translation
Quercus with leaf blades oblong [and] lyrate-pinnatifid: with narrow strips transerse [and] acute; below nearly tomentose.
| Quercus | Quercus |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| oblong | oblongis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective oblongus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| lyrate-pinnatifid: | lyrato-pinnatifidis = lyrato- (combining form of group A adjective lyratus, -a, -um) + pinnatifidis (ablative plural neuter of group A adjective pinnatifidus, -a, -um); modifies foliis |
| with narrow strips | laciniis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun lacinia, -ae |
| transverse | transversis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective transversus, -a, -um; modifies laciniis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| acute; | acutis - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective acutus, -a, -um; modifies laciniis |
| below | subtus - adverb |
| nearl tomentose. | subtomentosis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective subtomentosus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |