safflower
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safflower/ˈsaflaʊə(r)/
▶noun an orange-flowered thistle-like plant with seeds that yield an edible oil and petals that were formerly used to produce a red or yellow dye. [Carthamus tinctorius.]
– origin ME: from Du. saffloer or Ger. Saflor, via OFr. and Ital. from Arab. aṣfar ‘yellow’.
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