Tillaea aquatica

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Tillaea aquatica L.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Tillaea aquatica in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 128 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
today: The current name for this species is Crassula aquatica (L.) Schönl.

original Latin diagnosis
Tillaea erecta dichotoma, foliis acutis.

English translation
Tillaea erect [and] dichotomous; with leaf blades acute.

English translation with commentary

Tillaea Tillaea

erect erecta - nominative singular feminine of perfect passive partciple of third declension verb erigo, erigere, erexi, erectum; modifies Tillaea

[and] [added for smoother reading]

dichotomous; dichotoma - nominative singular feminine of group A adjective dichotomus, -a, -um; modifies Tillaea

[and] [added for smoother reading]

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

acute. acutis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective acutus, -a, -um; modifies foliis

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Tillaea	Tillaea
erect	erecta - nominative singular feminine of perfect passive partciple of third declension verb erigo, erigere, erexi, erectum; modifies Tillaea
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
dichotomous;	dichotoma - nominative singular feminine of group A adjective dichotomus, -a, -um; modifies Tillaea
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
with leaf blades	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i
acute.	acutis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective acutus, -a, -um; modifies foliis