bartsia Syllabification: (bart·si·a)Pronunciation: /ˈbärtsēə/Definition of bartsia noun a herbaceous plant of the figwort family. Some kinds obtain additional nourishment by attachment to the roots of other plants, especially grasses. Bartsia and related genera, family Scrophulariaceae: several species, in particular the pink-flowered red bartsia (Odontites serotina) Origin:modern Latin, from the name of Johann Bartsch (1709–38), Prussian botanistbartsia in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of bartsia in the British & World English dictionary