Latin description
Gramina perennia, rhizomatosa, rhizomatibus brevibus, culmi decumbentibus. Ligulae membranaceae. Laminae lanceolatae vel ovato lanceolatae. Inflorescentiae laxae, spiculae ellipsoideae, pilosae vel glabrae. Gluma infera 1/2-4/5 quam spicula longior, 3(5)-nervia. Gluma supera 5(9-11) nervia, lemmate infero aequans, lemma inferum 5(9-11) nervium. Flos inferus nullus. Anthoecium superum ellipsoideum vel ovoideum, induratum, apiculatum, papillis simplicibus ornato.
Translation
Grasses perennial, rhizomatous, with rhizomes short, with culms decumbent. Ligules membranous. Blades lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate. Inflorescences lax, the spikelets ellipsoidal, pilose to glabrous. Lower glume 1/2-4/5 longer than the spikelet, 3(5)-nerved. Upper glume 5(9-11)-nerved, equaling the lower lemma, the lower lemma 5(9-11)-nerved. Lower flower absent. Upper anthoecium ellipsoidal to ovoid, indurate, apiculate, endowed with simple papillae.
| Grasses | Gramina - nominative plural of 3rd declension neuter noun gramen, graminis |
| perennial, | perennia - nominative plural neuter of group B adjective perennis, -is, -e; agrees with Gramina |
| rhizomatous, | rhizomatosa - nominative plural neuter of group A adjective rhizomatosus, -a, -um; agrees with Gramina |
| with rhizomes | rhizomatibus - ablative plural of 3rd declension neuter noun rhizoma, rhizomatis |
| short, | brevibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective brevis, -is, -e; agrees with rhizomatibus |
| with culms | culmis [culmi is an error] - ablative plural of 2nd declension masculine noun culmus, -i |
| decumbent. | decumbentibus - ablative plural masculine of present active participle of 3rd conjugation verb decumbo, -ere, -ui, ---; agrees with culmis |
| Ligules | Ligulae - nominative plural of 1st declension feminine noun ligula, -ae |
| membranous. | membranaceae - nominative plural feminine of group A adjective membranaceus, -a, -um; agrees with Ligulae |
| Blades | Laminae - nominative plural of 1st declension feminine noun lamina, -ae |
| lanceolate | lanceolatae - nominative plural feminine of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um; agrees with Laminae |
| to | vel - conjunction [used as a preposition] |
| ovate- | ovato [should have been ovato-] - combining form of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um |
| lanceolate. | lanceolatae - nominative plural feminine of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um; agrees with Laminae |
| Inflorescences | Inflorescentiae - nominative plural of 1st declension feminine noun inflorescentia, -ae |
| lax [author's translation], | laxae - nominative plural feminine of group A adjective laxus, -a, -um; agrees with Inflorescentiae |
| the spikelets | spiculae - nominative plural of 1st declension feminine noun spicula, -ae |
| ellipsoidal, | ellipsoideae - nominative plural feminine of group A adjective ellipsoideus, -a, -um; agrees with spiculae |
| pilose | pilosae - nominative plural feminine of group A adjective pilosus, -a, -um; agrees with spiculae |
| to | vel - conjunction [used as a preposition] |
| glabrous. | glabrae - nominative plural feminine of group A adjective glaber, glabra, glabrum; agrees with spiculae |
| Lower | infera - nominative singlar feminine of group A adjective inferus, -a, -um; modifies Gluma |
| glume | Gluma - nominative singular of 1st declension feminine noun gluma, -ae |
| 1/2-4/5 longer | longior - nominative singular feminine of comparative degree of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with Gluma |
| than | quam - coordinating conjunction |
| the spikelet, | spicula - ablative singular of 1st declension feminine noun spicula, -ae |
| 3(5)-nerved. | nervia - nominative singular feminine of group A adjective nervius, -a, -um; agrees with Gluma |
| Upper | supera - nominative singlar feminine of group A adjective superus, -a, -um; modifies Gluma |
| glume | Gluma - nominative singular of 1st declension feminine noun gluma, -ae |
| 5(9-11)-nerved, | nervia - nominative singular feminine of group A adjective nervius, -a, -um; agrees with Gluma |
| equaling | aequans - nominative singular feminine of present active participle of 1st conjugation verb aequo, -are, -avi, -atus; agrees with Gluma |
| the lower | inferum [infero is an error] - accusative singular neuter of group A adjective inferus, -a, -um; agrees with lemma |
| lemma, | lemma [lemmate is an error] - accusative singular of 3rd declension neuter noun lemma, lemmatis; object of aequans |
| the lower | inferum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective inferus, -a, -um; modifies lemma |
| lemma | lemma - nominative singular of 3rd declension neuter noun lemma, lemmatis |
| 5(9-11)-nerved. | nervium - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective nervius, -a, -um; agrees with lemma |
| Lower | inferus - nominative singular masculine of group A adjective inferus, -a, -um; modifies Flos |
| flower | Flos - nominative singular of 3rd declension masculine noun flos, floris |
| absent. | nullus - nominative singular masculine of group A adjective nullus, -a, -um; agrees with Flos |
| Upper | superum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective superus, -a, -um; modifies Anthoecium |
| anthoecium | Anthoecium - nominative singular of 2nd declension neuter noun anthoecium, -i |
| ellipsoidal | ellpisoideum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective ellipsoideus, -a, -um; agrees with Anthoecium |
| to | vel - conjunction [used as a preposition] |
| ovoid, | ovoideum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective ovoideus, -a, -um; agrees with Anthoecium |
| indurate, | induratum - nominative singular neuter of perfect passive participle of 1st conjugation verb induro, -are, -avi, -atus; agrees with Anthoecium |
| apiculate, | apiculatum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective apiculatus, -a, -um; agrees with Anthoecium |
| endowed | ornatum [ornato is an error] - nominative singular neuter of perfect passive participle of 1st conjugation verb orno, -are, -avi, -atus; agrees with Anthoecium |
| with simple | simplicibus - ablative plural feminine of group B adjective simplex, simplex, simplex; modifies papillis |
| papillae. | papillis - ablative plural of 1st declension feminine noun papilla, -ae |
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