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Piper betle L.

Taxonomic history:
    1753: Linnaeus described this species as Piper betle in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 28.
   today: The current name for this species is Piper betle L.


original Latin diagnosis
Piper foliis ovatis oblongiusculis acuminatis septinerviis, petiolis bidentatis.

English translation
Piper with leaf blades ovate, slightly oblong, acuminate, [and] seven-nerved [and] with petioles bidentate.


English translation with commentary
Piper Piper
with leaf blades foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i
ovate, ovatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
slightly oblong, oblongiusculis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective oblongiusculus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
acuminate, acuminatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective acuminatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and] [added for smoother reading]
seven-nerved septinerviis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective septinervius, -a, -um); modifies foliis
[and] [added for smoother reading]
with petioles petiolis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun petiolus, -i
bidentate. bidentatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective bidentatus, -a, -um; modifies petiolis



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