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Safflower

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsæfˌlaʊə(ɹ)

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

28 more languages
বাংলাকুসুম
Catalàsafranó
Češtinasvětlice
Cymraegsafflwr
ગુજરાતીકસુંબો
हिन्दीकुसुम
Bahasa Indonesiakesumba
日本語紅花
한국어잇꽃
KurdîbirîRûm
Latinacnecos
മലയാളംചെണ്ടൂരകം
Bahasa Melayukesumba
Nederlandssaffloer
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਕਸੁੰਭ
Polskikrokosz
Portuguêsaçafroa
Русскийсафло́р
తెలుగుకుసుమం
Tiếng Việtrum

Examples

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 originalredtape once tied around legal documents in England […].”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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