Safflower is unusual: if you add alkalis to the dye broth it is yellow; with acids it goes a beautiful crimson pink which is the colour of the original ‘red’ tape once tied around legal documents in England […].
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Safflower
/ˈsæfˌlaʊə(ɹ)/
Synonyms for "safflower" (5 found)
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Closest matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
carthamus tinctorius
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
false saffronoilseed
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
safflower plantsafflower seeds
Related word relations
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More general
6 entriesMore specific
4 entriesdye plantedible seedoilseed plantoleaginous seed
Collocations
6 entriesoilseed safflowersafflower cropsafflower dyesafflower mealsafflower oilsafflower seeds
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriessafflower mealsafflower oil
Sample sentences
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