Definition of Carthamus tinctorius

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

Exact synonyms: False Saffron, Safflower
Group relationships: Carthamus, Genus Carthamus
Terms within: Safflower Seed
Terms within: Safflower Oil
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carthamus Tinctorius

Cartesian coordinates
Cartesian distance
Cartesian diver
Cartesian divers
Cartesian doubt
Cartesian doubts
Cartesian plane
Cartesian product
Cartesian products
Cartesian space
Cartesian well
Cartesianism
Carthage
Carthaginian
Carthaginians
Carthamus tinctorius (current term)
Carthusian
Carthusian order
Carthusians
Cartier
Cartman
Cartwright
Carum
Carum carvi
Carus' circle
Carus' curve
Caruso
Carvallo's sign
Cary
Cary Grant

Literary usage of Carthamus tinctorius

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Second Series of the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians by John Gardner Wilkinson (1841)
"The Carthamus tinctorius is now proved, by the discovery of its seeds in a tomb at Thebes, to have been an old Egyptian plant; and there is reason to ..."

2. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera (1901)
"Receptacle nude. HABITAT.—Grows throughout the islands and is well known. Carthamus tinctorius, L. NOM. VULG.—Azafrán de la tierra, Sp.; Sir!, ..."

3. The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom; with by John Lindley (1866)
"The Bastard Saffron, Carthamus tinctorius. SAFFRON. ... (Fr.l Carthamus tinctorius. RAFT. A name applied in the African island of St. Thomas to the fruit of ..."

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