Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Quercus ilex in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 995 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Quercus ilex L.
original Latin diagnosis
Quercus foliis ovato-oblongis indivisis serratisque, cortice integro.
English translation
Quercus with leaf blades ovate-oblong, undivided [and] serrate; [and] with bark entire.
| Quercus | Quercus |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| ovate-oblong; | ovato-oblongis = ovato- (combining form of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um) + oblongis (ablative plural neuter of group A adjective oblongus, -a, -um); modifies foliis |
| undivided | indivisis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective indivisus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| and serrate; | serratisque = serratis (ablative plural neuter) + -que (and); modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with bark | cortice - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun cortex, corticis |
| entire. | integro - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective integer, integra, integrum |