Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Vicia faba in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 737 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Vicia faba L.
original Latin diagnosis
Vicia caule erecto, petiolis absque cirrhis.
English translation
Vicia with a stem erect [and] with petioles without tendrils.
| Vicia | Vicia |
| with a stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| erect | erecto - ablative singular masculine of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb erigo, erigere, erexi, erectum; modifies caule |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with petioles | petiolis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii |
| without | absque - preposition |
| tendrils. | cirrhis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun cirrhus, cirrhi; object of absque |