Meaning of Safflower | Babel Free
ˈsæfˌlaʊə(ɹ)Definitions
A cultivated thistle-like plant, Carthamus tinctorius, family Asteraceae, now grown mainly for its oil.
Equivalents
বাংলা
কুসুম
Català
safranó
Čeština
světlice
Cymraeg
safflwr
Deutsch
Färberdistel
Español
alazor
Français
carthame des teinturiers
ગુજરાતી
કસુંબો
हिन्दी
कुसुम
Bahasa Indonesia
kesumba
한국어
잇꽃
Latina
cnecos
മലയാളം
ചെണ്ടൂരകം
Bahasa Melayu
kesumba
Nederlands
saffloer
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
ਕਸੁੰਭ
Polski
krokosz
Português
açafroa
Русский
сафло́р
தமிழ்
செந்துருக்கம்
తెలుగు
కుసుమం
ไทย
คำฝอย
Tiếng Việt
rum
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 original ‘red’ tape once tied around legal documents in England […].”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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