Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Viburnum lentago in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 268 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Viburnum lentago L.
original Latin description
Viburnum foliis serrulatis ovatis acuminatis glabris, petiolis glandulosis.
English translation
Viburnum with leaf blades minutely serrate, ovate, acuminate, [and] glabrous; [and] with petioles gland-bearing.
| Viburnum | Viburnum |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| minutely serrate, | serrulatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective serrulatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| ovate, | ovatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| acuminate, | acuminatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective acuminatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| glabrous; | glabris - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective glaber, glabra, glabrum; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with petioles | petiolis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun petiolus, -i) |
| gland-bearing. | glandulosis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective glandulosus, -a, -um); modifies petiolis |