Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Lonicera caerulea in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 174 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Lonicera caerulea L.
original Latin diagnosis
Lonicera pedunculis bifloris, baccis coadunato-globosis, stylis indivisis.
English translation
Lonicera with peduncles two-flowered; with berries joined-globose; [and] with styles undivided.
| Lonicera | Lonicera |
| with peduncles | pedunculis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedunculus, -i |
| two-flowered; | bifloris - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective biflorus, -a, -um; modifies pedunculis |
| with berries | baccis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun bacca, -ae |
| joined-globose | coadunato-globosis - coadunato- (combining form of perfect passive participle of 1st conjugation verb coaduno, -are, -avi, -atum) + globosis (ablative plural feminine of group A adjective globosus, -a, -um); modifies baccis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with styles | stylis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun stylus, -i |
| undivided. | indivisis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective indivisus, -a, -um; modifies stylis |