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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of statice¹

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