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SAFFLOWER SEED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does safflower seed mean?
• SAFFLOWER SEED (noun)
The noun SAFFLOWER SEED has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: SAFFLOWER SEED used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Seed of the safflower
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("safflower seed" is a kind of...):
seed (a small hard fruit)
Meronyms (substance of "safflower seed"):
safflower oil (oil from seeds of the safflower plant)
Holonyms ("safflower seed" is a part of...):
Carthamus tinctorius; false saffron; safflower (thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil)
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