HyperDic: carthamus

English > 1 sense of the word Carthamus:
NOUNplantCarthamus, genus Carthamussafflower
English > Carthamus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsafflower.
Synonymgenus Carthamus
Member ofCompositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster familyplants with heads composed of many florets
Memberssafflower, false saffron, Carthamus tinctoriusthistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil
Broaderasterid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishcarthamus, género carthamus, genus carthamus
Catalancarthamus, genus carthamus

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