'Safflower' definitions:
Definition of 'safflower'
(from WordNet)
noun
Thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil [syn: safflower, false saffron, Carthamus tinctorius]
Definition of 'Safflower'
From: GCIDE
- Safflower \Saf"flow`er\, n. [F. safleur, saflor, for safran, influenced by fleur flower. See Saffron, and Flower.]
- 1. (Bot.) An annual composite plant (Carthamus tinctorius), the flowers of which are used as a dyestuff and in making rouge; bastard, or false, saffron. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The dried flowers of the Carthamus tinctorius. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A dyestuff from these flowers. See Safranin (b) . [1913 Webster]
- Oil of safflower, a purgative oil expressed from the seeds of the safflower. [1913 Webster]