Allium schoenoprasum

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Allium schoenoprasum L.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Allium schoenoprasum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 301 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
today: The current name for this species is Allium schoenoprasum L.

original Latin diagnosis
Allium scapo nudo adaequante folia teretia subulato-filiformia.

English translation
Allium with a scape naked, equaling the leaves [which are] terete [and] subulate-filiform.

English translation with commentary

Allium Allium

with a scape scapo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun scapus, -i

naked, nudo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective nudus, -a, -um; modifies scapo

equaling adaequante - ablative singular masculine of present active participle of first conjugation verb adaequo, -are, -avi, -atum; agrees with scapo

the leaves folia - accusative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i; direct object of adaequante

[which are] [added for smoother reading]

terete teretia - accusative plural neuter of group B adjective teres, teres, teres; modifies folia

[and] [added for smoother reading]

subulate-filiform. subulato-filiformia = subulato- (combining form of group A adjective subulatus, -a, -um) + filiformia (accusative plural neuter of group B adjective filiformis, -is, -e); modifies folia

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Allium	Allium
with a scape	scapo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun scapus, -i
naked,	nudo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective nudus, -a, -um; modifies scapo
equaling	adaequante - ablative singular masculine of present active participle of first conjugation verb adaequo, -are, -avi, -atum; agrees with scapo
the leaves	folia - accusative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i; direct object of adaequante
[which are]	[added for smoother reading]
terete	teretia - accusative plural neuter of group B adjective teres, teres, teres; modifies folia
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
subulate-filiform.	subulato-filiformia = subulato- (combining form of group A adjective subulatus, -a, -um) + filiformia (accusative plural neuter of group B adjective filiformis, -is, -e); modifies folia