SAFFLOWER OIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does safflower oil mean? 

• SAFFLOWER OIL (noun)
  The noun SAFFLOWER OIL has 2 senses:

1. oil from safflower seeds used as food as well as in medicines and paints

2. oil from seeds of the safflower plant

  Familiarity information: SAFFLOWER OIL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAFFLOWER OIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Oil from safflower seeds used as food as well as in medicines and paints

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("safflower oil" is a kind of...):

oil (a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water)

Holonyms ("safflower oil" is a substance 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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Oil from seeds of the safflower plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("safflower oil" is a kind of...):

oil; vegetable oil (any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants)

Holonyms ("safflower oil" is a substance of...):

safflower seed (seed of the safflower)