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bartsia

/ ˈbɑːtsɪə /

noun

  1. any of several species of semiparasitic scrophulariaceous plants, including red bartsia ( Odontites verna ), a pink-flowered weed of cornfields
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bartsia1

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

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

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