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Safflower
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The dried flowers of the Carthamus tinctorius.
(2):
(n.) An annual composite plant (Carthamus tinctorius), the flowers of which are used as a dyestuff and in making rouge; bastard, or false, saffron.
(3):
(n.) A dyestuff from these flowers. See Safranin (b).
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Safflower'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/safflower.html. 1828.