Safflower

['sæflaʊə] or ['sæflaʊɚ]

(noun.) thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil.

Edited by Hattie--From WordNet

(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).

Editor: Olaf

n. an annual herbaceous composite plant cultivated all over India for its red dye—Carthamine.

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