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Meaning of Safflower | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsæfˌlaʊə(ɹ)

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية القرطم عصفر مريق
বাংলা কুসুম
Català safranó
Čeština světlice
Cymraeg safflwr
Deutsch Färberdistel
Español alazor
ગુજરાતી કસુંબો
हिन्दी कुसुम
Bahasa Indonesia kesumba
Italiano cartamo zafferanone
日本語 紅花
한국어 잇꽃
Kurdî birî birî birî Rûm
Latina cnecos
മലയാളം ചെണ്ടൂരകം
Bahasa Melayu kesumba
Nederlands saffloer
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਸੁੰਭ
Polski krokosz
Português açafroa
Русский сафло́р
తెలుగు కుసుమం
ไทย คำฝอย
Tagalog biri kasubha
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.
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