Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Veronica romana in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 14.
today: The current name for this species is Veronica peregrina L.
original Latin description
Veronica floribus solitariis subsessilibus, foliis oblongis subdentatis, caule erecto.
English translation
Veronica with flowers solitary [and] nearly sessile; with leaves oblong [and] subdentate; 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] |
| nearly sessile; | subsessilibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective subsessilis, -is, -e; modifies floribus |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| oblong | oblongis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective oblongus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| subdentate; | subdentatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective subdentatus, -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 |