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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stat•ice (stat′is, -ə sē′),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- Greek statiké̄ an astringent herb, noun, nominal use of feminine of statikós astringent, literally, causing to stand; see static
- Neo-Latin (origin, originally a genus name), Latin
- 1725–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: statice /ˈstætɪsɪ/ n - See sea lavender
Etymology: Latin: thrift, from Greek statikē, from statikos astringent (from a medicinal use of thrift) |