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Juncus trifidus L.

Taxonomic history:
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Juncus trifidus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 326.
   today: The current name for this species is Juncus trifidus L.


original Latin diagnosis
Juncus culmo nudo, foliis floribusque tribus terminalibus.

English translation
Juncus with a culm naked; [and] with leaf blades and flowers three [and] terminal.


English translation with commentary
juncus Juncus
a culm culmo - ablative ingular of second declension masculine noun culmus, -i
nudo; nudo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective nudus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and] [added for smoother reading]
with leaf blades foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter folium, folii
and flowers floribusque = floribus (ablative plural) + -que (and)
three tribus - ablative plural [masc./neut.] of group B adjective tres, tres, tria; modifies foliis and floribusque
[and] [added for smoother reading]
terminal. terminalibus - ablative plural [masc./neut] of group B adjective terminalis, terminalis, terminale; modifies foliis and floribusque


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