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Veronica arvensis L.

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.


English translation with commentary
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


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