statice
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- noun
- /ˈsteɪtɪs/
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estática
- The bushy blooms in front of it are a perennial statice, or limonium; I'm forgetting the name of it.
Examples
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Grieve studied two species of statice: Limonium perezii, cultivar Blue Seas, and L. sinuatum, cultivar American Beauty.
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In coastal areas, statice blooms beautifully with its spikes of white and mauve flowers.
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Like statice, the stock studies revealed the unexpected.
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Both species of statice were able to complete their life cycles under highly saline conditions.
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"In much of the literature, statice is said to be halophytic, or salt-loving," she says.
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That's another statice.
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One of Grieve's first floral subjects was statice, a plant with small, paper-like, blue or lavender flowers.
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The gardener planted statice in the salt marsh, where it thrived in the saline soil.
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For her arrangement, she chose statice for its long-lasting, colorful flowers.
Synonyms
A plant that grows in salt marshes with small purple or white flowers
A plant with spikes of white or light purple flowers that grows in salt marshes
Surface Forms
Etymology
Statice comes from an old root stat- meaning 'to stand', the same root as static. These coastal flowers keep their shape and colour for a long time, so they seem to 'stand' firm, which is why florists use them dried in long-lasting bouquets.