safflower
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safflower
- /ˈsæfˌlaʊə(ɹ)/
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From Middle French safleur; originally from Arabic أَصْفَر (ʔaṣfar, “yellow”) but influenced by safran (“saffron”) and fleur (“flower”).
noun safflowers
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A cultivated thistle-like plant, Carthamus tinctorius, family Asteraceae, now grown mainly for its oil.
Safflower is unusual: if you add alkalis to the dye broth it is yellow; with acids it goes a beautiful crimson pink which is the colour of the original ‘red’ tape once tied around legal documents in England […].
Similar: bastard saffron
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noun plant
| Español | alazor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 잇꽃 itkkot |
| 日本語 | 紅花 benihana |
| 中文 | 紅花 /红花 hónghuā |
| हिन्दी | कुसुम kusum |
| Português | açafroa |
| Français | carthame des teinturiers |
| Deutsch | Färberdistel |
| Italiano | cartamo, zafferanone |
| Română | șofrănaș, șofrănel |
| Русский | сафло́р saflór |
| Tiếng Việt | hồng hoa, rum |
| العربية | مُرِّيق murrīq, مُرَّيْق murrayq, مِرِّيق mirrīq, عُصْفُر ʕuṣfur |
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title = {safflower},
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