safflower oil
21oil plant — ▪ botany any of the numerous plants, either under cultivation or growing wild, used as sources of oil. Oil plants include trees such as palm, herbaceous plants such as flax, and even fungi (Fusarium). Vegetable oils are used… …
22oil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. grease (see oil); oil paint (see painting). v. lubricate, grease (See oil); placate, flatter. See flattery, smoothness, servility. II Friction reducing fluid Nouns …
23safflower — SYN: carthamus. [Ar. safra, yellow] * * * saf·flow·er saf .lau̇( ə)r n 1) a widely grown Old World composite herb (Carthamus tinctorius) that has large orange or red flower heads from which a red dyestuff is prepared and seeds rich in oil 2) a… …
24safflower — noun Etymology: Middle French saffleur, from Old Italian saffiore, from Arabic ‘aṣfar, ‘uṣfur Date: circa 1660 a widely cultivated Old World composite herb (Carthamus tinctorius) with large usually orange or red flower heads and seeds rich in… …
25safflower — noun A cultivated thistle like plant, Carthamus tinctorius, family Asteraceae, now grown mainly for its oil. Syn: bastard saffron …
26safflower — saf·flow·er || sæflaÊŠÉ™9r) n. false saffron, thistle like Eurasian plant that produces reddish flowers and oil rich seeds (used in foods, medications, and as a dye) …
27safflower — noun an orange flowered thistle like plant with seeds that yield an edible oil and petals that were formerly used to produce a red or yellow dye. [Carthamus tinctorius.] Origin ME: from Du. saffloer or Ger. Saflor, via OFr. and Ital. from Arab.… …
28safflower — /ˈsæflaʊə / (say saflowuh) noun 1. a thistle like herb, Carthamus tinctorius, originally native to parts of Africa and Asia, bearing large orange red flower heads, and cultivated for seed oil. 2. its dried florets, used medicinally or as a… …
29Cooking oil — Plant oils Olive oil Types Vegetable fats (list) Macerated (list) Uses …
30Olive oil — Not to be confused with the cartoon character Olive Oyl. Olive oil A bottle of olive oil Fat composition Saturated fats Palmitic acid: 7.5–20.0% Steari …
