safflower oil

safflower oil
noun
1. oil from safflower seeds used as food as well as in medicines and paints
Hypernyms: ↑oil
Substance Holonyms: ↑safflower, ↑false saffron, ↑Carthamus tinctorius
2. oil from seeds of the safflower plant
Hypernyms: ↑vegetable oil, ↑oil
Substance Holonyms: ↑safflower seed

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noun
: an edible drying oil obtained from the seeds of the safflower

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an oil expressed or extracted fromsafflower seeds, used in cooking, as a salad oil, and as a vehicle for medicines, paints, varnishes, etc.
[1855-60]

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safflower oil noun
An oil produced from this plant and used in cooking, etc
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Main Entry:safflower

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safflower oil,
an oil derived from the seeds of the safflower, used for cooking and lighting, and in medicine as a possible agent to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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