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Sunflower vs. Safflower — What's the Difference?

Sunflower vs. Safflower — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Sunflower and Safflower

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Sunflower

Any of several plants of the genus Helianthus of the composite family, especially H. annuus, having tall coarse stems and large, yellow-rayed flower heads that produce edible seeds rich in oil.

Safflower

Safflower, Carthamus tinctorius, is a highly branched, herbaceous, thistle-like annual plant. It is commercially cultivated for vegetable oil extracted from the seeds and was used by the early Spanish colonies along the Rio Grande as a substitute for saffron.

Sunflower

A brilliant yellow to strong or vivid orange yellow.

Safflower

A thistlelike Eurasian plant (Carthamus tinctorius) in the composite family, having orange flowers that produce seeds containing an oil used for cooking and in food products, cosmetics, and paints.

Sunflower

Any plant of the genus Helianthus, so called probably from the form and color of its floral head, having the form of a large disk surrounded by yellow ray flowers.
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Safflower

The dried flowers of this plant, formerly used as a source of yellow and orange dyes.

Sunflower

The commonly cultivated species, Helianthus annuus, a native of America.

Safflower

A cultivated thistle-like plant, Carthamus tinctorius, family Asteraceae, now grown mainly for its oil.

Sunflower

A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals.

Safflower

An annual composite plant (Carthamus tinctorius), the flowers of which are used as a dyestuff and in making rouge; bastard, or false, saffron.

Sunflower

Any flat, radially symmetric organic compound such as coronene

Safflower

The dried flowers of the Carthamus tinctorius.

Sunflower

(pathology) worm-star

Safflower

A dyestuff from these flowers. See Safranin (b).

Sunflower

Any plant of the genus Helianthus; - so called probably from the form and color of its flower, which is large disk with yellow rays. The commonly cultivated sunflower is Helianthus annuus, a native of America.

Safflower

Thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil

Sunflower

Any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays

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