[stat-is, -uh-see] 
| 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. |
an astringent herb, n. use of fem. of statikós astringent, lit., causing to stand; see static 
| sea lavender n. Any of several salt-marsh plants of the genus Limonium, having clusters of small lavender or pinkish flowers. Also called statice. |
| stat·i·ce (stāt'ĭ-sē', stāt'ĭs) n. See sea lavender. [Latin staticē, an astringent plant, from Greek statikē, from feminine of statikos, causing to stand, astringent, from statos, standing; see stā- in Indo-European roots.] |