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safflower

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈsæfˌlaʊə(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted aefflorswStarts with SEnds with R0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • Safflower is unusual: if you add alkalis to the dye broth it is yellow; with acids it goes a beautiful crimson pink which is the colour of the original ‘red’ tape once tied around legal documents in England […].

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