Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Pinus picea in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 1001 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
1754: Philip Miller created the genus Abies in the 4th edition of The Gardeners Dictionary.
Today: The current name for this species is Abies alba Mill.
original Linnaean diagnosis
Pinus foliis solitariis emarginatis.
English translation
Pinus with leaves solitary [and] emarginate.
| Pinus | Pinus |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| solitary | solitariis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective solitarius, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| emarginate. | emarginatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective emarginatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |