staticen.

Brit.

/ˈstatᵻsi/,

/ˈstatᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈstædəsi/,

/ˈstædəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin staticē.

Etymology: < classical Latin staticē plant with astringent properties sometimes associated with thrift (Pliny) < Hellenistic Greek στατική , use as noun of feminine of ancient Greek στατικός causing to stand still (see static adj.), in Hellenistic Greek also astringent.

†1. A plant with finely divided leaves, perhaps the annual buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus, native to damp habitats in Eurasia and North America. Obsolete. rare.

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1526 Grete Herball x. sig. Bv^v/2 Apium risus..some call it botracium other corax other Julien other statice.

2. Any of numerous plants of the cosmopolitan genus Limonium (formerly Statice) (family Plumbaginaceae), comprising herbaceous perennial plants, many of which are found in coastal areas or salt marshes; esp. (in later use) any of the kinds grown in gardens or for use as cut or dried flowers. Also called sea lavender.Valid publication as a genus name: Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) I. 274.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > sea lavender and allied flowers

moly1578

Our Lady's cushion1578

sea-grass1578

thrift1592

marsh lavender1597

sea spike-grass1597

statice1601

sea-cushion1629

sea-gilliflower1629

sea-thrift1706

sea-pink1731

lavender thrift1760

sea lavender1760

marsh rosemary1777

sea-daisy1838

sea-beet1845

cushion-pink1863

sea-lavender1865

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxvi. viii. 250 And the same effects worketh Statice [L. statice; Fr. Staticé], an hearbe running up commonly in seven stems, in the top bearing buttons or heads resembling Roses.

1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum xiv. xlii. 1280 It [sc. a sea grass] is called Statice by divers now adayes.

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. Statice; Thrift or Sea Pink.

1745 R. James Medicinal Dict. III. (at cited word) Dodonæus pretends that the Statice is of no Use in Medicine, but that the Flowers are beautiful enough in Garlands.

1837 P. Keith Bot. Lexicon 166 In some plants a single flower produces only a single seed, as in Statice or Thrift.

1881 Encycl. Brit. XII. 262/1 Statices include some very highly ornamental plants.

1913 Times 14 July 12/1 It [sc. sea lavender] is a statice, and closely allied to the larger garden variety which is one of the commonest of street-sellers' flowers a little later in the summer.

1958 P. White Let. 15 May (1994) v. 138 A long rocky barren island covered with..masses of pink convolvulus, purple statice, yellow sea-poppies and the common field red.

2002 Care Free Plants (Reader’s Digest) 113 The strongest color in Statice has traditionally been blue, a relatively rare flower color that is always in demand.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	statice
释义	staticen. Brit. /ˈstatᵻsi/, /ˈstatᵻs/, U.S. /ˈstædəsi/, /ˈstædəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin staticē. Etymology: < classical Latin staticē plant with astringent properties sometimes associated with thrift (Pliny) < Hellenistic Greek στατική , use as noun of feminine of ancient Greek στατικός causing to stand still (see static adj.), in Hellenistic Greek also astringent. †1. A plant with finely divided leaves, perhaps the annual buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus, native to damp habitats in Eurasia and North America. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1526 Grete Herball x. sig. Bv^v/2 Apium risus..some call it botracium other corax other Julien other statice. 2. Any of numerous plants of the cosmopolitan genus Limonium (formerly Statice) (family Plumbaginaceae), comprising herbaceous perennial plants, many of which are found in coastal areas or salt marshes; esp. (in later use) any of the kinds grown in gardens or for use as cut or dried flowers. Also called sea lavender.Valid publication as a genus name: Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) I. 274. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > sea lavender and allied flowers moly1578 Our Lady's cushion1578 sea-grass1578 thrift1592 marsh lavender1597 sea spike-grass1597 statice1601 sea-cushion1629 sea-gilliflower1629 sea-thrift1706 sea-pink1731 lavender thrift1760 sea lavender1760 marsh rosemary1777 sea-daisy1838 sea-beet1845 cushion-pink1863 sea-lavender1865 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxvi. viii. 250 And the same effects worketh Statice [L. statice; Fr. Staticé], an hearbe running up commonly in seven stems, in the top bearing buttons or heads resembling Roses. 1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum xiv. xlii. 1280 It [sc. a sea grass] is called Statice by divers now adayes. 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. Statice; Thrift or Sea Pink. 1745 R. James Medicinal Dict. III. (at cited word) Dodonæus pretends that the Statice is of no Use in Medicine, but that the Flowers are beautiful enough in Garlands. 1837 P. Keith Bot. Lexicon 166 In some plants a single flower produces only a single seed, as in Statice or Thrift. 1881 Encycl. Brit. XII. 262/1 Statices include some very highly ornamental plants. 1913 Times 14 July 12/1 It [sc. sea lavender] is a statice, and closely allied to the larger garden variety which is one of the commonest of street-sellers' flowers a little later in the summer. 1958 P. White Let. 15 May (1994) v. 138 A long rocky barren island covered with..masses of pink convolvulus, purple statice, yellow sea-poppies and the common field red. 2002 Care Free Plants (Reader’s Digest) 113 The strongest color in Statice has traditionally been blue, a relatively rare flower color that is always in demand. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1526
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