Vaccinium arctostaphylos

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Vaccinium arctostaphylos L.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Vaccinium arctostaphylos in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 351 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
today: The current name for this species is Vaccinium arctostaphylos L.

original Latin diagnosis
Vaccinium floribus racemosis, foliis crenulatis ovatis acutis, caule arboreo.

English translation
Vaccinium with flowers racemose; with leaf blades crenulate, ovate, [and] acute; [and] with a stem tree-like.

English translation with commentary

Vaccinium Vaccinium

with flowers [inflorescence] floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris

racemose; racemosis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective racemosus, -a, -um; modifies floribus

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

crenulate, crenulatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective crenulatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis

ovate, ovatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -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 a stem caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis

tree-like. arboreo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective arboreus, -a, -um; modifies caule

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Vaccinium	Vaccinium
with flowers [inflorescence]	floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris
racemose;	racemosis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective racemosus, -a, -um; modifies floribus
with leaf blades	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i
crenulate,	crenulatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective crenulatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
ovate,	ovatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -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 a stem	caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis
tree-like.	arboreo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective arboreus, -a, -um; modifies caule