Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun safflower

1 sense of safflower

Sense 1
safflower, false saffron, Carthamus tinctorius -- (thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)