Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Teucrium marum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 564.
today: The current name for this species is Teucrium marum L.
original Latin diagnosis
Teucrium foliis integerrimis ovatis utrinque acutis, racemis secundis villosis.
English translation
Teucrium with leaf blades entire, ovate, [and] at both ends acute; with racemes secund [and] villous.
| Teucrium | Teucrium |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| entire, | integerrimis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective integerrimus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| ovate, | ovatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| at both ends | utrinque - adverb |
| acute; | acutis - ablative plural of group A adjective acurus, -a, -um); modifies foliis |
| with racemes | racemis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun racemus, -i |
| secund | secundis - ablative plural of group A adjective secundus, -a, -um; modifies racemis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| villous. | villosis - ablative plural of group A adjective villosus, -a, -um; modifies racemis |