Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Salvia haematodes in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 24.
today: The current name for this species is Salvia pratensis L.
original Latin diagnosis
Salvia foliis cordato-ovatis rugosis tomentosis, calycibus hispidis, radice tuberosa.
English translation
Salvia with leaf blades cordate-ovate, rugose, [and] tomentose; with calyces hispid; [and] with the root tuberous.
English translation with commentary
Salvia | Salvia |
with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii |
cordate-ovate, | cordato-ovatis - cordato- (combining form of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um) + ovatis (ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a. -um); modifies foliis |
rugose, | rugosis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective rugosus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
[and] | [added for smoother reading] |
tomentose; | tomentosis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective tomentosus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
with calyces | calycibus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun calyx, calycis |
hispid; | hispidis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective hispidus, -a, -um; modifies calycibus |
[and] | [added for smoother reading] |
with the root | radice - ablative singular of third declension feminine noun radix, radicis |
tuberous. | tuberosa - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective tuberosus, -a, -um; modifies radice |