safflower seed
- noun
- /ˈsæfˌlaʊər siːd/
:
semilla de cártamo
- Many bird enthusiasts prefer safflower seed over sunflower seed to keep squirrels away.
And so these are oils that are chemically made in a factory from things like rapeseed, grapes, grapeseeds, safflower seeds, sunflower seeds.
- And so these are oils that are chemically made in a factory from things like rapeseed, grapes, grapeseeds, safflower seeds, sunflower seeds.
Examples
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The bird feeder was filled with safflower seed to attract more cardinals.
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And so these are oils that are chemically made in a factory from things like rapeseed, grapes, grapeseeds, safflower seeds, sunflower seeds.
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Mounted on a post was a stationary feeder that Jeremy kept supplied with safflower seed, which cardinals liked.
Fiction book (1997) -
Farmers often cultivate safflower seed for its oil, which is beneficial for cooking.
Synonyms
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1.8
Small seeds from sunflowers eaten as a snack, used in cooking or pressed for oil
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1.0
Small oval seeds from a plant used in cooking and to make oil
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1.3
A mix of seeds given to birds to eat
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3.7
A small seed from the flax plant used for oil and as food
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1.8
Small grey seeds from a garden flower used in baking and cooking
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1.3
A small part inside a pumpkin that you can eat as a snack
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3.2
Small dried seeds that add a warm, citrusy flavor to food
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6.5
A small brown seed from the flax plant used for oil or as food
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2.2
A small round seed from a plant used whole or ground to make a spicy sauce
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3.6
Small aromatic seeds used to add flavor to food and drinks
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5.2
A plant or seed grown to make oil
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3.1
An edible seed from the cannabis plant used as food or in cooking
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3.4
Dried seeds of the coriander plant used as a spice
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2.4
A small brown seed that adds a warm, slightly bitter taste to food
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3.4
A small brown seed used to give a warm, slightly spicy flavor to bread and food
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1.0
Food made or mixed for birds, often seeds and grains
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4.5
A small seed with a sweet licorice taste that people use to flavor food and drinks
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3.4
Kernels of crops like corn that farmers keep to plant next season
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4.1
Kernels of corn kept for planting the next crop
A seed that contains a lot of oil used to make cooking oil and other oils
A seed of the oil palm that people press to make cooking oil
A seed from an oil palm tree that people use to make oil
A small part of a plant that you can eat and use in cooking
A mix of seeds fed to small pet birds like canaries and finches
A small brown seed from the dill plant used to add flavor to food
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the seed of the safflower plant' is directly and compositionally derived from 'safflower' (a plant) + 'seed' (plant reproductive unit); this noun-noun part-of relation is a regular, transparent compounding pattern. Cross-linguistically similar patterns exist (e.g., 'semilla de [plant]' in Spanish), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Safflower seed is a simple name: it is the small seed that comes from the bright safflower plant. People have used these seeds to make 'oil' and to feed birds, so the name means the plant's seed used for 'oil', 'bird feed', or food.