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