safflower Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil
false saffron; Carthamus tinctorius.
WordNet
Saf"flow`er noun
Etymology
F.Definitions
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(Bot.) An annual composite plant ( Carthamus tinctorius ), the flowers of which are used as a dyestuff and in making rouge; bastard, or false, saffron. -
The died flowers of the Carthamus tinctorius. -
A dyestuff from these flowers. See Safranin (b) .