Vaccinium myrtillus

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Vaccinium myrtillus L.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Vaccinium myrtillus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 349 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
today: The current name for this species is Vaccinium myrtillus L.

original Latin diagnosis
Vaccinium pedunculis unifloris, foliis serratis ovatis deciduis, caule angulato.

English translation
Vaccinium with peduncles one-flowered; with leaf blades serrate, ovate, [and] deciduous; [and] with stem angled.

English translation with commentary

Vaccinium Vaccinium

with peduncles pedunculis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedunculus, -i

one-flowered; unifloris - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective uniflorus, -a, -um; modifies pedunculis

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

serrate, serratis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um; modifies foliis

ovate, ovatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis

[and] [added for smoother reading]

deciduous; deciduis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective deciduus, -a, -um; modifies foliis

[and] [added for smoother reading]

with stem caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis

angled. angulato - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective angulatus, -a, -um; modifies caule

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Vaccinium	Vaccinium
with peduncles	pedunculis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedunculus, -i
one-flowered;	unifloris - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective uniflorus, -a, -um; modifies pedunculis
with leaf blades	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii
serrate,	serratis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
ovate,	ovatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
deciduous;	deciduis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective deciduus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
with stem	caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis
angled.	angulato - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective angulatus, -a, -um; modifies caule