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Rosa cinnamomea L.

Taxonomic history
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Rosa cinnamomea in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 491 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
   Today: The current name for this species is Rosa cinnamomea L.


original Latin diagnosis
Rosa inermis, calycis foliolis indivisis, fructu oblongo.

English translation
Rosa unarmed; of the calyx with leaflets undivided; [and] with fruit oblong.



English translation with commentary
Rosa Rosa
unarmed; inermis - nominative singular feminine of group B adjective inermis, -is, -e; modifies Rosa
of the calyx calycis - genitive singular of third declension masculine noun calyx, calycis
with leaflets foliolis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun foliolum, -i
undivided; indivisis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective indivisus, -a, um; modifies foliolis
[and] [added for smoother reading]
with fruit fructu - ablative singular of fourth declension masculine noun fructus, fructus
oblong. oblongo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective oblongus, -a, -um


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