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Panicum capillare L.

Taxonomic history:
    1753: Linnaeus described this species as Panicum capillare in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 58.
   today: The current name for this species is Panicum capillare L.


original Latin diagnosis
Panicum panicula capillari erecta, foliis pilosis.

English translation
Panicum with a panicle threadlike [and] erect; [and] with leaves pilose.


English translation with commentary
Panicum Panicum
with a panicle panicula - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun panicula, -ae
threadlike filiformi - ablative singular feminine of group B adjective filiformis, -is, -e; modifies panicula; Note: filiformi refers to the branches of the panicle.
[and] [added for smoother reading]
erect erecta - ablative singular feminine of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb erigo, erigere, erexi, erectum; modifies panicula; Note: here erecta refers to the panicle in is entirety.
[and] [added for smoother reading]
with leaves foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii
pilose. pilosis - ablative plural of group A adjective pilosus, -a, -um; modifies foliis



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