safflower
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Noun (1)
- thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oilSynonyms: false saffronCarthamus tinctorius
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Saf′flow′er noun
Origin: F. safleur, saflor, for safran, influenced by fleur flower. See Saffron, and Flower.
1. Botany An annual composite plant (Carthamus tinctorius), the flowers of which are used as a dyestuff and in making rouge; bastard, or false, saffron.
2. The dried flowers of the Carthamus tinctorius.
3. A dyestuff from these flowers. See Safranin (b).
Oil of safflower, a purgative oil expressed from the seeds of the safflower.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54