safflower

Meaning

A cultivated thistle-like plant, Carthamus tinctorius, family Asteraceae, now grown mainly for its oil.

Synonyms

false saffron

Carthamus tinctorius

Carthamus tinctorius linne

Flos Carthami

Translations

cartamo

Saflor

carthame

cártamo

قرطم

alazor

aspur

cártamo

yalancı safran

Carthamus tinctorius

zafferanone

açafroa

Carthamus tinctorius

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsæfˌlaʊə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From Middle French safleur; originally from Arabic أَصْفَر (ʔaṣfar, “yellow”) but influenced by safran (“saffron”) and fleur (“flower”).