Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Veronica maritima in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 10.
today: The current name for this species is Veronica longifolia L.
original Latin description
Veronica spicis terminalibus, foliis ternis inaequaliter serratis.
English translation
Veronica with spikes terminal; with leaves in threes [and] unequally serrate.
Veronica | Veronica |
with spikes | spicis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun spica, -ae |
terminal; | terminalibus - ablative plural feminine of group B adjective terminalis, -is, -e; modifies spicis |
with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
in threes | ternis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective terni, -ae, -a; agrees with foliis |
[and] | added for smooher reading |
unequally | inaequaliter - adverb |
serrate. | serratis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um; agrees with foliis |