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In Latin, the word vera is (1) nominative feminine singular, (2) ablative feminine singular, or (c) nominative/accusative neuter plural of the adjective verus, meaning "true".

Obviously in case (3), vera is already plural. If vera is feminine singular, its plural is verae(nominative) or veris (ablative). Veras is a valid plural form, but it's the plural of veram, the accusative feminine singular.

This chart might make things clearer (then again, it may not)

Singularcase : masculine / feminine / neuter

nominative : verus / vera / verum

accusative : verum / veram / verum

genitive : veri / verae / veri

dative : vero / verae / vero

ablative : vero / vera / vero

Pluralcase : masculine / feminine / neuter

nominative : veri / verae / vera

accusative : veros / veras / vera

genitive : verorum / verarum / verorum

dative : veris / veris / veris

ablative : veris / veris / veris

All this may be of academic interest only, if your question is about the use of plural forms in botanical terminology. To the best of my knowledge scientific names don't tend to adhere scrupulously to the rules of Latin grammar.

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