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