Cär'tha-mās, n.
n. [N. Lat. carthamus, from Ar. quartum, gyrtion, N. Heb. garthenai, bastard saffron.] (Bot.) A plant; the wild or bastard saffron. See SAFFLOWER. London.
n. [N. Lat. carthamus, from Ar. quartum, gyrtion, N. Heb. garthenai, bastard saffron.] (Bot.) A plant; the wild or bastard saffron. See SAFFLOWER. London.