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Veronica teucrium L.

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 leaves cordate, rugose, [and] dentate; with a stem upright.


English translation with commentary
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 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
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
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


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