Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Veronica latifolia in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 13.
today: The current name for this species is Veronica teucrium L.
original Latin description
Veronica racemis lateralibus, foliis cordatis rugosis dentatis, caule stricto.
English translation
Veronica with racemes lateral; with leaf blades cordate, rugose, [and] dentate; [and] with a stem upright.
| Veronica | Veronica |
| with racemes | racemis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun racemus, -i |
| lateral; | lateralibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective lateralis, -is, -e; modifies racemis |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| cordate, | cordatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| rugose, | rugosis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective rugosus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| dentate; | dentatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective dentatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with a stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, -is |
| upright. | stricto - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective structus, -a, -um; modifies caule |