Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Satureja graeca in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 568.
today: The current name for this species is Micromeria graeca (L.) Benth. ex Rchb.
original Latin diagnosis
Satureja pedunculis corymbosis lateralibus geminis, bracteis calyce brevioribus.
English translation
Satureja with peduncles corymbose, lateral, [and] paired; with bracts than the calyx shorter.
| Satureja | Satureja |
| with peduncles | pedunculis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedunculis, -i |
| corymbose, | corymbosis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective corymbosus, -a, -um; modifies pedunculis |
| lateral, | lateralis - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective lateralis, -is, -e; modifies pedunculis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| paired; | geminis - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective geminis, -is, -e; modifies pedunculis |
| with bracts | bracteis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun bractea, -ae |
| than the calyx | calyce - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun calyx, calycis; object of brevioribus |
| shorter. | brevioribus - ablative plural of comparative degree of group B adjective brevis, -is, -e; agrees with bracteis |