african saffron

african saffron
noun
Usage: usually capitalized A
1. : a product formed by adulterating the true saffron with the flowers of other plants (as Carthamus tinctorius and Calendula officinalis)
2.
a. : a shrub (Lyperia crocea) of southern Africa
b. : an orange dye obtained from the flowers of this shrub

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