nouncnēcusCNECVS☆ KeepMeaningsafflowerLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879CNECUSLEWIS & SHORTCNECUScnēcus (cnīcus), i, m., = κνῆκος, I. safflower: Carthamus tinctorius, Linn.; Plin. 21, 15, 53, § 90; 21, 32, 107, § 184; Col. 7, 8, 1; Scrib. Comp. 135.Read the whole entry