Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Rhamnus oenopolia in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 194 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Ziziphus oenopolia (L.) Mill.
original Latin diagnosis
Rhamnus aculeis solitariis recurvis, pedunculis aggregatis subsessilibus, foliis semicordatis subtus tomentosis.
English translation
Rhamnus with prickles solitary [and] recurved; with peduncles clustered [and] nearly sessile; [and] with leaf blades somewhat cordate [and] below tomentose.
| Rhamnus | Rhamnus |
| with prickles | aculeis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun aculeus, -i |
| solitary | geminatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective geminatus, -a, -um; modifies aculeis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| recurved; | recurvo - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective recurvus, -a, -um; modifies aculeis |
| with peduncles | pedunculis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedunculus, -i |
| clustered | aggregatis - perfect passive participle, ablative plural masculine of first conjugation verb aggrego, -are, -avi, atum; modifies pedunculis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| nearly sessile; | subsessilibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective subsessilis, -is, -e; modifies pedunculis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| somewhat cordate | semicordatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective semicordatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| below | subtus - adverb |
| tomentose. | tomentosis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective tomentosus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |