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Vaccinium uliginosum L.

Taxonomic history:
    1753: Linnaeus described this species as Vaccinium uliginosum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 350 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
   today: The current name for this species is Vaccinium uliginosum L.


original Latin diagnosis
Vaccinium pedunculis unifloris, foliis integerrimis ovalibus basi ciliatis.

English translation
Vaccinium with peduncles one-flowered; [and] with leaf blades entire, oval, [and] at the base ciliate.


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
[and] [added for smoother reading]
with leaf blades foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii
entire, integerrimis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective integerrimus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
oval ovalis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective oblongus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and] [added for smoother reading]
at the base basi - ablative singuar of third declension feminine noun basis, basis
ciliate. ciliatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ciliatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis



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