Rhodendron hirsutum

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Rhododendron hirsutum L.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Rhododendron hirsutum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 392 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
today: The current name for this species is Rhodendron hirsutum L.

original Latin diagnosis
Rhododendron foliis ciliatis nudis, corollis infundibuliformibus.

English translation
Rhodendron with leaf blades ciliate [and] naked; [and] with corollas funnel-shaped.

English translation with commentary

Rhododendron Rhododendron

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

ciliate ciliatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ciliatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis

[and] [added for smoother reading]

naked; nudis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective nudus, -a, -um; modifies foliis

[and] [added for smoother reading]

with corollas corollis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae

funnel-shaped. infundibuliformibus - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective infundibuliformis, -is, -e; modifies corollis

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Rhododendron	Rhododendron
with leaf blades	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i
ciliate	ciliatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ciliatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
naked;	nudis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective nudus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
with corollas	corollis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae
funnel-shaped.	infundibuliformibus - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective infundibuliformis, -is, -e; modifies corollis