出典:Wiktionary
From Middle French safleur; originally from Arabic أَصْفَر (ʾaṣfar, “yellow”) but influenced by safran (“saffron”) and fleur (“flower”).
safflower (複数形 safflowers)
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/08/05 23:42 UTC 版)
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is a highly branched, herbaceous, thistle-like annual. It is commercially cultivated for vegetable oil extracted from the seeds. Plants are 30 to 150 cm tall with globular flower heads having yellow, orange or red flowers. Each branch will usually have from one to five flower heads containing 15 to 20 seeds per head. Safflower is native to arid environments having seasonal rain. It grows a deep taproot which enables it to thrive in such environments.