statice

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/ˈstætɪsi/

noun

Plants of the genus Limonium having spikes of white or mauve flowers.

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sea lavendermarsh rosemary
OriginLatin staticē ← Ancient Greek στατικός →
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Meanings

nounstatice (plural statices)

plural statices

  1. Plants of the genus Limonium having spikes of white or mauve flowers.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of white or mauve flowers

Similar
sea lavendermarsh rosemary
Broader
subshrubsuffrutex
Also see
marsh rosemarysea lavender

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekστατικός“standing still”
  2. Latinstaticē
  3. Englishstatice

From Latin staticē, from Ancient Greek στατικός (statikós, “standing still”).

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APA

statice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statice

MLA

“statice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statice. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “statice,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statice.

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