bartsia

/ ˈbɑːtsɪə /

noun

1. any of several species of semiparasitic scrophulariaceous plants, including red bartsia ( Odontites verna ), a pink-flowered weed of cornfields

Word History and Origins

Origin of bartsia¹

C18: New Latin, named after Johann Bartsch (died 1738), German botanist

Example Sentences

Bartsia, a genus of Scrophulariace, green half-parasites upon roots of grasses.

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