Difference between Safflower and Saffron

What is the difference between Safflower and Saffron?

Safflower as a noun is a cultivated thistle-like plant, carthamus tinctorius, family asteraceae, now grown mainly for its oil. while Saffron as a noun is the saffron crocus plant, crocus sativus.

Safflower

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A cultivated thistle-like plant, Carthamus tinctorius, family Asteraceae, now grown mainly for its oil.

Saffron

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having a orange-yellow colour.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The saffron crocus plant, Crocus sativus.A seasoning made from the stigma of the saffron plant.A dye made from the stigma of the saffron plant.An orange-yellow colour. The color of a lion.

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