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SAFFLOWER (ultimately from the Arabic safra, yellow) or BASTARD SAFFRON (Carthamus tinctorius), a plant of the natural order compositae
flowers
safflower dye of commerce. The plant is a native of the East
Egypt
flowers
cotton
cotton
condition is precipitated as a dark red powder. It forms a brilliant but fugitive scarlet dye for silk, but is principally used for preparing toilet rouge
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