bartsia

noun

bart·​sia

ˈbärtsēə

1

capitalized : a small genus of partly parasitic herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) of the northern hemisphere with opposite leaves and showy irregular flowers in terminal leafy spikes see alpine bartsia

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Bartsia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Johann Bartsch †1738 German physician in Surinam + New Latin -ia

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