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GENUS CARTHAMUS

• GENUS CARTHAMUS (noun)
The noun GENUS CARTHAMUS has 1 sense:

1. safflower

Familiarity information: GENUS CARTHAMUS used as a noun is very rare.

• GENUS CARTHAMUS (noun)

Sense 1

genus Carthamus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Safflower

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Carthamus; genus Carthamus

Hypernyms ("genus Carthamus" is a kind of...):

asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)

Meronyms (members of "genus Carthamus"):

Carthamus tinctorius; false saffron; safflower (thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil)

Holonyms ("genus Carthamus" is a member of...):

aster family; Asteraceae; Compositae; family Asteraceae; family Compositae (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)

"A guilty conscience needs no accuser."
(English proverb)
"We are all related."
(Native American proverb, Lakota)
"Three people can make up a tiger."
(Chinese proverb)
"Every guest is welcome for three days."
(Croatian proverb)

Useful links:
Definition of Carthamus tinctorius
Pronunciation of false saffron
Definition of aster family
Definition of Asteraceae
Definition of family Asteraceae

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