SAFFLOWER


Meaning of SAFFLOWER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsa-ˌflau̇(-ə)r ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French saffleur, from Old Italian saffiore, from Arabic ‘aṣfar, ‘uṣfur

Date: circa 1660

: a widely cultivated Old World composite herb ( Carthamus tinctorius ) with large usually orange or red flower heads and seeds rich in oil ; also : a red dyestuff prepared from the flower heads

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