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statice

[ stat-is, -uh-see ]

noun

  1. 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.


statice

/ ˈstætɪsɪ /

noun

  1. 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
“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 statice1

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; static
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Word History and Origins

Origin of statice1

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

The commonest species (Statice limonium) may be found principally on muddy shores.

It is a mass of Anemone japonica alba with Statice latifolia round it.

Prickly forms of Statice and Astragalus cover the dry hills.

Salsolæ are the prevailing plants of the rocky sides of the valley, Clematis erecta common, here and there a small Statice.

The glaucous long-peduncled, large-flowered Statice is limited to the east side of Kaloo.

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