Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Leontice thalictroides in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 312 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.
original Latin diagnosis
Leontice folio caulino triternato, florali biternato.
English translation
Leontice with a leaf cauline thrice divided [and] with [a leaf] floral twice divided.
| Leontice | Leontice |
| with a leaf | folio - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun folium, folii |
| cauline | caulino - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective caulinus, -a, -um; modifies folio |
| thrice divided; | triternato - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective triternatus, -a, -um; modifies folio |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with [a leaf] floral | florali - ablative singular neuter of group B adjective floralis, -is, -e; modifies folio |
| twice divided. | bidentato - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective bidentatus, -a, -um; modifies folio |