Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Veronica peregrina in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 14.
today: The current name for this species is Veronica peregrina L.
original Latin description
Veronica floribus solitariis sessilibus, foliis lanceolato-linearibus glabris obtusis integerrimis, caule erecto.
English translation
Veronica with flowers solitary [and] sessile; with leaves lanceolate-linear, glabrous, obtuse, [and] entire; stem erect.
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 |
[and] | [added for smoother reading] |
sessile; | sessilibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective sessilis, -is, -e; modifies floribus |
with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
lanceolate-linear, | lanceolato-linearibus - combining form of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um + ablative plural neuter of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e; modifies foliis |
glabrous, | glabris - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective glaber, glabra, glabrum; modifies foliis |
obtuse, | obtusis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective obtusus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
[and] | [added for smoother reading] |
entire; | integerrimis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective integerrimus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
with a stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, -is |
erect. | erecto - ablative singular masculine of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb erigo, erigere, erexi, erectum; modifies caule |