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safflower

[ saf-lou-er ]

noun

  1. a thistlelike composite plant, Carthamus tinctorius, native to the Old World, having finely toothed leaves and large, orange-red flower heads.
  2. its dried florets, used medicinally or as a red dyestuff.


safflower

/ 藞蝉忙蹿濒补蕣蓹 /

noun

  1. a thistle-like Eurasian annual plant, Carthamus tinctorius, having large heads of orange-yellow flowers and yielding a dye and an oil used in paints, medicines, etc: family Asteraceae (composites)
  2. a red dye used for cotton and for colouring foods and cosmetics, or a drug obtained from the florets of this plant
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of safflower1

1575鈥85; < Dutch saffloer < Middle French safleur, alteration (assimilated to safran saffron and fleur flower ) of Italian asfori < Arabic 补峁补谤 yellow
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of safflower1

C16: via Dutch saffloer or German safflor from Old French saffleur, from Early Italian saffiore, of uncertain origin. Influenced by saffron , flower
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But a host of other row crops are also used as a source of oils, including cotton, corn, safflower, peanut and flax.

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To back up, omega-6 is found in seeds and vegetables and the oils extracted from them 鈥 oils like soybean, corn, canola, cottonseed, safflower and sunflower.

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For some oil and vinegar dressings, you might want a more neutrally flavored oil, like safflower or grapeseed.

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The reborn Tulare Lake submerged thousands of acres of farmland used to grow pistachios, almonds, cotton and safflower in one of the nation鈥檚 most productive agricultural regions, creating a seemingly endless blue horizon.

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And many of the fields that have flooded were planted with seasonal row crops such as tomatoes, cotton and safflower.

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