Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Veronica peregrina in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 14.
today: The current name for this species is Veronica peregrina L.
original Latin description
Veronica floribus solitariis sessilibus, foliis lanceolato-linearibus glabris obtusis integerrimis, caule erecto.
English translation
Veronica with flowers solitary [and] sessile; with leaf blades lanceolate-linear, glabrous, obtuse, [and] entire; stem erect.
| 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 |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| sessile; | sessilibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective sessilis, -is, -e; modifies floribus |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| lanceolate-linear, | lanceolato-linearibus - combining form of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um + ablative plural neuter of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e; modifies foliis |
| glabrous, | glabris - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective glaber, glabra, glabrum; modifies foliis |
| obtuse, | obtusis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective obtusus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| entire; | integerrimis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective integerrimus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| with a stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, -is |
| erect. | erecto - ablative singular masculine of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb erigo, erigere, erexi, erectum; modifies caule |