an orange-flowered thistle-like Eurasian plant with seeds that yield an edible oil and petals that were formerly used to produce a red or yellow dye 红花
Carthamus tinctorius, family Compositae 拉丁名Carthamus tinctorius,菊科 ■(safflower oil)[mass noun]the edible oil obtained from the seeds of this plant 红花油
语源
late Middle English: from Dutch saffloer or German Saflor, via Old French and Italian from Arabic asfar 'yellow'. The spelling has been influenced by saffron and flower