Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Veronica arvensis in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 13.
today: The current name for this species is Veronica arvensis L.
original Latin description
Veronica floribus solitariis, foliis cordatis incisis pedunculo longioribus.
English translation
Veronica with flowers solitary; with leaves cordate, cut deeply, [and] than the peduncle longer.
| Veronica | Veronica |
| with flowers | floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris |
| solitary; | solitariis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective solitarius, -a, -um; modifies floribus |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| cordate, | cordatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| cut deeply, | incisis - ablative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb incido, -ere, -di, -sum; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| than the peduncle | pedunculo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun pedunculus, -i; object of brevioribus |
| longer. | longioribus - ablative plural neuter of comparative degree of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with foliis |