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carthamus
noun(car-tha-mus)safflower
carthamus
noun(car-tha-mus)a widely grown Old World composite herb (Carthamus tinctorius) that has large orange or red flower heads from which a red dyestuff is prepared and seeds rich in oil
carthamus
noun(car-tha-mus)a drug consisting of the dried florets of the safflower that has been used in medicine in place of saffron —called also carthamus