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safflowermore about safflower

safflower


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Safflower  \Saf"flow`er\,  n.  [F.  safleur  saflor,  for  safran, 
  influenced  by  fleur  flower.  See  {Saffron},  and  {Flower}.] 
  1.  (Bot.)  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  safflower 
  n  :  thistlelike  Eurasian  plant  widely  grown  for  its  red  or 
  orange  flower  heads  and  seeds  that  yield  a  valuable  oil 
  [syn:  {false  saffron},  {Carthamus  tinctorius}] 




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