Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Veronica scutellata in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 12.
today: The current name for this species is Veronica scutella L.
original Latin description
Veronica racemis lateralibus pedicellis pendulis, foliis linearibus integerrimis.
English translation
Veronica with racemes lateral with pedicels pendulous; with leaves linear [and] entire.
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 pedicels | pedicellis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedicellus, -i |
pendulous; | pendulis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective pendulus, -a, -um |
with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
linear | linearibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e; modifies foliis |
[and] | [added for smoother reading] |
entire. | integerrimis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective integerrimus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |