Salvia pinnata

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Salvia pinnata L.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Salvia pinnata in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 27.
today: The current name for this species is Salvia pinnata L.

original Latin diagnosis
Salvia foliis compositis pinnatis.

English translation
Salvia with leaf blades compound [and] pinnate.

English translation with commentary

Salvia Salvia

with leaf blades foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii

compound compositis - ablative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb compono, componere, composui, compositum); modifies foliis

[and] [added for smoother reading]

pinnate. pinnatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective pinnatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis

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Salvia	Salvia
with leaf blades	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii
compound	compositis - ablative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb compono, componere, composui, compositum); modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
pinnate.	pinnatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective pinnatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis