Latin description
Herba biennis, pilis simplicibus et dendritis; folia basalia nonrosulata, dentata vel sinuata; folia caulina sessilia, aruiculata [sic] vel amplexicaulis; sepala nonsaccata; petala alba; ovula 40-270; fructus lineares, teretes vel angustiseptates, glabres vel pubescentes; semina biseriata, oblonga; cotyledones incumbentes.
Translation
Herb a biennial, with simple and branched hairs; basal leaves nonrosetted, dentate or sinuate; cauline leaves sessile, auriculate to stem-clasping; sepals nonsaccate; petals white; ovules 40-270; fruits linear, terete or narrow-septate, glabrous or pubescent; seeds in two rows, oblong; cotyledons incumbent.
| Herb | Herba - nominative singular of 1st declension feminine noun herba, -ae |
| a biennial, | biennis - nominative singular feminine of group B adjective biennis, -is, -e; modifies Herba |
| with simple | simplicibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective simplex, simplex, simplex; modifies pilis |
| and | et - conjunction |
| branched | dendritis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective dendritus, -a, -um; modifies pilis |
| hairs; | pilis - ablative plural of 2nd declension masculine noun pilus, -i |
| basal | basalia - nominative plural neuter of group B adjective basalis, -is, -e; modifies folia |
| leaves | folia - nominative plural of 2nd declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| nonrosetted, | nonrosulata - non + nominative plural neuter of group A adjective rosulatus, -a, -um; agrees with folia |
| dentate | dentata - nominative plural neuter of group A adjective dentatus, -a, -um; agrees with folia |
| or | vel - conjunction |
| sinuate; | sinuata - nominative plural neuter of group A adjective sinuatus, -a, -um; agrees with folia |
| cauline | caulina - nominative plural neuter of group B adjective caulinis, -is, -e; modifies folia |
| leaves | folia - nominative plural of 2nd declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| sessile, | sessilia - nominative plural neuter of group B adjective sessilis, -is, -e; agrees with folia |
| auriculate | auriculata [aruiculata is a typographical error] - nominative plural neuter of group A adjective auriculatus, -a, -um; agrees with folia |
| to [authors' translation] | vel - conjunction |
| stem-clasping; | amplexicaulia [amplexicaulis is an error] - nominative plural neuter of group B adjective amplexicaulis, -is, -e; agrees with folia |
| sepals | sepala - nominative plural of 2nd declension neuter noun sepalum, -i |
| nonsaccate; | nonsaccata - non + nominative plural neuter of group A adjective saccatus, -a, -um; agrees with sepala |
| petals | petala - nominative plural of 2nd declension neuter noun petalum, -i |
| white; | alba - nominative plural neuter of group A adjective albus, -a, -um; agrees with petala |
| ovules 40-270; | ovula - nominative plural of 2nd declension neuter noun ovulum, -i |
| fruits | fructus - nominative plural of 4th declension masculine noun fructus, -us |
| linear, | lineares - nominative plural masculine of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e; agrees with fructus |
| terete | teretes - nominative plural masculine of group B adjective teres, -es, -e; agrees with fructus |
| or | vel - conjunction |
| narrow-septate; | angustiseptati [angustiseptates is an error] - angusti- + nominative plural masculine of group A adjective septatus, -a, -um; agrees with fructus |
| glabrous | glabri [glabres is an error] - nominative plural masculine of group A adjective glaber, glabra, glabrum; agrees with fructus |
| or | vel - conjunction |
| pubescent; | pubescentes - nominative plural masculine of group B adjective pubescens, pubescens, pubescens; agrees with fructus |
| seeds | semina - nominative plural of 3rd declension neuter noun semen, seminis |
| in two rows, | biseriata - nominative plural neuter of group A adjective biseriatus, -a, -um; agrees with semina |
| oblong; | oblonga - nominative plural neuter of group A adjective oblongus, -a, -um; agrees with semina |
| cotyledons | cotyledones - nominative plural of 3rd declension feminine noun cotyledon, cotyledonis |
| incumbent. | incumbentes - nominative plural feminine of group B adjective incumbens, incumbens, incumbens; agrees with cotyledones |
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