单词 | safflower |
释义 | Word Frequency safflower(ˈsæflaʊə) noun Also called: false saffron1. a thistle-like Eurasian annual plant, Carthamus tinctorius, having large heads of orange-yellow flowers and yielding a dye and an oil used in paints, medicines, etc: family Asteraceae (composites) 2. a red dye used for cotton and for colouring foods and cosmetics, or a drug obtained from the florets of this plant Word origin C16: via Dutch saffloer or German safflor from Old French saffleur, from Early Italian saffiore, of uncertain origin. Influenced by saffron, flower |
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