Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Veronica arvensis in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 13.
today: The current name for this species is Veronica arvensis L.
original Latin description
Veronica floribus solitariis, foliis cordatis incisis pedunculo longioribus.
English translation
Veronica with flowers solitary; with leaves cordate, cut deeply, [and] than the peduncle longer.
Veronica | Veronica |
with flowers | floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris |
solitary; | solitariis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective solitarius, -a, -um; modifies floribus |
with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
cordate, | cordatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
cut deeply, | incisis - ablative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb incido, -ere, -di, -sum; modifies foliis |
[and] | [added for smoother reading] |
than the peduncle | pedunculo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun pedunculus, -i; object of brevioribus |
longer. | longioribus - ablative plural neuter of comparative degree of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with foliis |