SAFFLOWER SEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does safflower seed mean? 

• SAFFLOWER SEED (noun)
  The noun SAFFLOWER SEED has 1 sense:

1. seed of the safflower

  Familiarity information: SAFFLOWER SEED used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAFFLOWER SEED (noun)

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)