original Latin description
Juniperus foliis ternis patentibus mucronatis.
Translation
Juniperus with leaves in threes, spreading, [and] mucronate.
Juniperus | Juniperus |
with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
in threes. | ternis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective terni, -ae, -a; agrees with foliis |
spreading, | patentibus - ablative plural neuter of present active participle of 2nd conjugation verb pateo, -ere, -ui, —; agrees with foliis |
[and] | added for smoother reading |
mucronate. | mucronatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective mucronatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |