Main Entry: saf·flow·er

Pronunciation: \ˈsa-ˌflau̇(-ə)r\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle French saffleur, from Old Italian saffiore, from Arabic ʽaṣfar, ʽuṣfur

Date: circa 1660

: a widely cultivated Old World composite herb (Carthamus tinctorius) with large usually orange or red flower heads and seeds rich in oil; also : a red dyestuff prepared from the flower heads