HyperDic: false_saffron

English > 1 sense of the expression false saffron:
NOUNplantfalse saffron, safflower, Carthamus tinctoriusthistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil
English > false saffron: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningthistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil.
Synonymssafflower, Carthamus tinctorius
Member ofCarthamus, genus Carthamussafflower
Partssafflower seedseed of the safflower
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Substancessafflower oiloil from safflower seeds used as food as well as in medicines and paints
Spanishalazor, carthamus tinctorius
Catalancartam, càrtam, carthamus tinctorius, Carthamus tinctorius

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