| 释义 |
car·tha·mus
\ˈkärthəməs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Arabic (colloq.) qarṭam safflower
: a genus of Eurasian herbs (family Compositae) resembling the members of the genus Centaurea but distinguished by their spiny leaves and spreading outer involucral scales — see safflower |