false saffron vs Carthamus tinctorius

false saffron and Carthamus tinctorius both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
false saffron	Yes	No	No	No
Carthamus tinctorius	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, false saffron and Carthamus tinctorius are synonyms defined as:

false saffron and Carthamus tinctorius: thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil

Other synonyms of false saffron include safflower.

false saffron (noun)	Carthamus tinctorius (noun)
thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil	thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil