safflower

Examples

• All

• Mounted on a post was a stationary feeder that Jeremy kept supplied with safflower seed, which cardinals liked.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Average modern Americans are polyunsaturated and hydrogenated mainly from vegetable oils derived from soy, corn, safflower, sunflower, and rapeseed.

  Blog text (24)

• How many health, how many health foods is sunflower and safflower oil in though, right?

• They really like the safflower and it's really high in protein, fat and fiber.

• Thirty-nine of those, including commercially grown safflower, were chosen for their close relationship to the thistle.

  Academic text (2004)

• Extra virgin olive oil, canola oil, safflower oil, nuts, seeds, and avocados are an excellent source of healthy fats.

  Blog text (18)

• In addition, soft-gelatin encapsulated food-grade vegetable oils (corn, olive, and safflower) are available for use as placebos.

  Academic text (1991)

• The team looked at crops such as corn, peas, proso millet, safflower, sunflower, triticale, and winter wheat, with some crops grown for grain and some for forage.

  Academic text (2005)

• The chef opted to use safflower oil for its light flavor in the salad dressing.

• Many cooking recipes recommend safflower oil due to its high smoke point and health benefits.

Synonyms

C

Carthamus tinctorius

vssafflower

• Specialized

9.9

A thistle-like plant with red or orange flowers grown for seeds that make oil

is the common name used instead of the botanical form

F

false saffron

vssafflower

9.1

A plant like a thistle with red or orange flowers whose seeds make an oil used instead of saffron

is mainly grown for seeds that produce valuable oil

Compounds

S

safflower oil

1 3.7

A light pale oil from safflower seeds people use for cooking and sometimes in paints or medicine

S

safflower seed

5.8

A small hard seed from the safflower plant used for bird food and to make oil

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology