Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Ranunculus lanuginosus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 554 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Ranunculus lanuginosus L.
original Latin diagnosis
Ranunculus foliis tripartitis acute sinuatis tomentosis.
English translation
Ranunculus with leaf blades divided into three parts, sharply sinuate, [and] tomentose.
| Ranunculus | Ranunculus |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| divided into three parts, | tripartitis - ablative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of fourth conjugation verb tripartio, tripartire, tripartivi, tripartitum; modifies foliis |
| sharply | acute - adverb; modifies sinuatis |
| sinuate, | sinuatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective sinuatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| tomentose. | tomentosis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective tomentosus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |