Look up: Safflower

1. safflower
   [n] - thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil
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2. safflower
   semi-drying to drying oil extracted from the seeds of the safflower plant, Carthamus tinctorius Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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3. Safflower
   Saf'flow`er noun [ French safleur , saflor , for safran , influenced by fleur flower. See Saffron , and Flower .] 1. (Botany) An annual composite plant ( Carthamus tinctorius ), the flowe...
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4. safflower
   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 died flowers of the Carthamus tinctorius. ... 3. A dyestuff from these flowers. See Safranin . Oil of safflower, a purgative oil...
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5. safflower
   false saffron noun thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil
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6. Safflower
   • (n.) A dyestuff from these flowers. See Safranin (b). • (n.) The dried flowers of the Carthamus tinctorius. • (n.) An annual composite plant (Carthamus tinctorius), the flowers of which are used as a dyestuff and in making rouge; bastard, or false, saffron.
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7. safflower
   flowering annual plant, Carthamus tinctorius, of the Asteraceae (or Compositae) family; native to parts of Asia and Africa, from central India ... [1 related articles]
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8. safflower
   safflower, Eurasian thistlelike herb (Carthamus tinctorius) of the family Asteraceae (aster family). Safflower, or false saffron, has long been cultivated in S Asia and Egypt for food and medicine and as a costly but inferior substitute for the true saffron dye. In the United States, where it is som...
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9. Safflower
   The Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) is a composite plant native to India. It's large red flowers yield the dye carthamine used in the preparation of rouge.
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10. safflower
    Type: Term Pronunciation: saf′low-ĕr Synonyms: carthamus
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11. safflower
    Thistlelike Asian plant with large orange-yellow flowers. It is widely grown for the oil from its seeds, which is used in cooking, margarine, and paints and varnishes; the leftovers are used as cattle feed. (Carthamus tinctorius, family Compositae.)
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12. Safflower
    `Safflower` (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is a highly branched, herbaceous, thistle-like annual, usually with many long sharp spines on the leaves. It is commercially cultivated for vegetable oil extracted from the seeds. Plants are 30 to 150&nbsp;cm tall with globular flower heads (capitula)...
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