Taxonomic history:
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Salvia sylvestris in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 24.
   today: The current name for this species is Salvia sylvestris L.

original Latin diagnosis
Salvia foliis cordato-lanceolatis acutis, bracteis coloratis flore brevioribus.

English translation
Salvia with leaf blades cordate-lanceolate [and] acute; [and] with bracts colored [and] than the flower shorter.

English translation with commentary

Salvia	Salvia
with leaf blades	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii
cordate-lanceolate	cordato-lanceolatis - cordato- (combining form of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um) + lanceolatis (ablative plural neuter of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a. -um); modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
acute;	acutis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective acutus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
with bracts	bracteis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun bractea, -ae
colored	coloratis - ablative plural feminine of perfect passive participle of first conjugation verb coloro, -are, -avi, -atum; modifies bracteis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
than the flower	flore - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun flos, floris; object of brevioribus
shorter.	brevioribus - ablative plural feminine of comparative degree of group B adjective brevis, -is, -e; modifies bracteis