safflower
/ˈsæflaʊə(r)/noun
1- an orange-flowered thistle-like Eurasian plant with seeds that yield an edible oil and petals that were formerly used to produce a red or yellow dye红花。
1.1
- Carthamus tinctorius, family Compositae.拉丁名Carthamus tinctorius,菊科。
1.2
safflower oil
mass noun the edible oil obtained from the seeds of this plant红花油。
词源
late Middle English: from Dutch saffloer or German Saflor, via Old French and Italian from Arabic asfar 'yellow'. The spelling has been influenced by SAFFRON and FLOWER.