Anastatica

noun

An·​a·​stat·​i·​ca

: a genus of Arabian herbs (family Cruciferae) having a taproot, a disklike crown, and axillary white flowers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ana- + -statica (from Greek statikos)

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

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