Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Phillyrea latifolia in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 8.
today: The current name for this species is Phillyrea latifolia L.
original Latin description
Phillyrea foliis cordato-ovatis serratis.
English translation
Phillyrea with leaf blades cordate-ovate [and] serrate.
| Phillyrea | Phillyrea |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| cordate-ovate |
cordato-ovatis - combining form of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um + ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | added for smoother reading |
| serrate. | serratis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |