statice

[ stat-is, -uh-see ]

noun

any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.

Origin of statice

1725–35; <New Latin (originally a genus name), Latin <Greek statikḗ an astringent herb, noun use of feminine of statikós astringent, literally, causing to stand; see static

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How to use statice in a sentence

The commonest species (statice limonium) may be found principally on muddy shores.
The Sea Shore | William S. Furneaux
It is a mass of Anemone japonica alba with statice latifolia round it.
A Year in a Lancashire Garden | Henry Arthur Bright
Prickly forms of statice and Astragalus cover the dry hills.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 | Various
Salsolæ are the prevailing plants of the rocky sides of the valley, Clematis erecta common, here and there a small statice.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The | William Griffith
The glaucous long-peduncled, large-flowered statice is limited to the east side of Kaloo.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The | William Griffith

British Dictionary definitions for statice

statice

/ (ˈstætɪsɪ) /

noun

a plant name formerly held to include both Armeria (thrift) and Limonium (sea lavender). The gardener's statice comprises various species of the latter, esp those whose flowers can be dried and kept: family Plumbaginaceae: See thrift, sea lavender

Origin of statice

Latin: thrift, from Greek statikē, from statikos astringent (from a medicinal use of thrift)

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