1. thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil; [syn: safflower, false saffron, Carthamus tinctorius]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
false saffron
n 1: thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or
orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil
[syn: safflower, false saffron, Carthamus tinctorius]