Examples of statice in a Sentence

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Add your pick of flowers and accent with filler plants like baby's breath, statice, and eucalyptus. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025 His brown hair was made of cinnamon, his white robe crushed rice and the blue background was finely cut statice flower that had been trimmed with small scissors. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, genus of herbs, from Latin, an astringent plant, from Greek statikē, from feminine of statikos causing to stand, astringent

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of statice was in 1601

Cite this Entry

“Statice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statice. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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