false saffron

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false saffron - thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil Carthamus tinctorius, safflower Carthamus, genus Carthamus - safflower safflower seed - seed of the safflower safflower oil - oil from safflower seeds used as food as well as in medicines and paints herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

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