Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Lycopus virginicus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 21.
today: The current name for this species is Lycopus virginicus L.
original Latin diagnosis
Lycopus foliis aequaliter serratis.
English translation
Lycopus with leaf blades equally serrate.
| Lycopus | Lycopus |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folius, folii |
| equally | equaliter - adverb; modifies serratis |
| serrate. | serratis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |