Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SAF'FLOW-ER
SAF'FLOW, or SAF'FLOW-ERSAF'FRON
SAF'FLOW-ER, n.
A deep red fecula separated from orange-colored flowers, particularly those of the Carthamus tinctorius; called also Spanish red and China lake. – Encyc. Ure. The dried flowers of the Carthamus tinctorius. – Thomson.
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