Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Quercus suber in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 995 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Quercus suber L.
original Latin diagnosis
Quercus foliis ovato-oblongis indivisis serratis subtus tomentosis, cortice rimoso fungoso.
English translation
Quercus with leaf blades ovate-oblong, undivided, serrate [and] below tomentose; [and] with bark full of cracks [and] spongy.
| Quercus | Quercus |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| ovate-oblong | ovato-oblongis = ovato- (combining form of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um) + oblongis (ablative plural neuter of group A adjective oblongus, -a, -um); modifies foliis |
| undivided | indivisis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective indivisus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| serrate, | serratis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| below | subtus - adverb |
| tomentose; | tomentosis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective tomentosus; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with bark | cortice - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun cortex, corticis |
| full of cracks | rimoso - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective rimosus; modifies cortice |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| spongy. | fungoso - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective fungosus; modifies cortice |