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safflower

/ˈsæfˌlaʊə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
saf-flow-er
IPA
/ˈsæfˌlaʊə(ɹ)/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French safleur; originally from Arabic أَصْفَر (ʔaṣfar, “yellow”) but influenced by safran (“saffron”) and fleur (“flower”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: safleur, أَصْفَر, ص ف ر

Usage

Inflected Forms

safflowers (plural)

Synonyms

bastard saffron false saffron carthamus tinctorius

Questions

How do you pronounce safflower?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsæfˌlaʊə(ɹ)/.
What does safflower mean?
A cultivated thistle-like plant, Carthamus tinctorius, family Asteraceae, now grown mainly for its oil.
Where does safflower come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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