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‖ Statice|ˈstætɪsiː|
[L. staticē, a. Gr. στατική, orig. fem. of στατικός causing to stand still (see static a.) in the specific sense ‘stopping flow of blood’.]
A genus of herbaceous perennial plants, typical of the tribe Staticeæ, N.O. Plumbaginaceæ; a plant of this genus, esp. Sea Lavender.
1731Miller Gard. Dict., Statice; Thrift or Sea Pink. 1745R. James Med. Dict. III. s.v., Dodonæus pretends that the Statice is of no Use in Medicine, but that the Flowers are beautiful enough in Garlands. 1837P. Keith Bot. Lex. 166 In some plants a single flower produces only a single seed, as in Statice or Thrift. 1873Tristram Moab xviii. 353 Now pale lilac from a statice, now as softly red from the sorrel in flower. 1881Encycl. Brit. XII. 262/1 [Greenhouse Plants.] Statices include some very highly ornamental plants. 1882Garden 22 July 64/3 The Statice is a cloud of bluish grey. |