Statice
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.
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
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