Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Teucrium multiflorum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 564.
today: The current name for this species is Teucrium chamaedrys L.
original Latin diagnosis
Teucrium foliis ovatis utrinque acutis: superne serrato-dentatis, floribus racemosis.
English translation
Teucrium with leaf blades ovate [and] at both ends acute, above serrate-dentate; [and] with flowers racemose.
| Teucrium | Teucrium |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| ovate | ovatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| at both ends | utrinque - adverb |
| acute; | acutis - ablative plural of group A adjective acurus, -a, -um); modifies foliis |
| above | superne - adverb |
| serrate-dentate; | serrato-dentatis = serrato- (combining form of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um) + dentatis (ablative plural neuter of group A adjective dentatus, -a, -um); modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with flowers | floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris |
| racemose. | racemosis - ablative plural of group A adjective racemosus, -a, -um; modifies floribus |