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Definition of: safflower
(saf′lou′ər) noun
1. A thistlelike herb (Carthamus tinctorius) about 2 feet high, with spiny heads of orange-red flowers.
2. The dried flower heads of this plant pressed into small cakes for export: also safflower cake.
3. The reddish dyestuff obtained from the dried flowers. [<Du. saffloer <OF saffleur, safour <Ital. saffiore; infl. in form by SAFFRON and FLOWER]
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