A plant with yellow and red flowers, also called safflower, valued for its oil, seeds, and pigments used in dyes and cosmetics.
From Arabic 'qurthum,' the name of the safflower plant, adopted into scientific Latin botanical nomenclature.
Carthamus is a tough crop that thrives in dry climates and poor soil, making it invaluable in regions where other crops fail—today it's grown commercially on six continents for cooking oil and natural dyes.
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