Safflower

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A thistlelike Eurasian plant (Carthamus tinctorius) of the composite family, having heads of orange flowers that yield a dyestuff and produce seeds containing an oil used in cooking, cosmetics, paints, and medicine.
  • n. The dried flowers of this plant.
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  • n. A cultivated thistle-like plant, Carthamus tinctorius, family Asteraceae, now grown mainly for its oil.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An annual composite plant (Carthamus tinctorius), the flowers of which are used as a dyestuff and in making rouge; bastard, or false, saffron.
  • n. The dried flowers of the Carthamus tinctorius.
  • n. A dyestuff from these flowers. See Safranin (b).
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A composite plant, Carthamus tinctorius; also, a drug and dyestuff consisting of its dried florets.
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  • n. thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    herbaceous plant    Herb   
    Variant
    safranin   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bastard saffron   
    Same Context
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