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Thistlelike Asian plant with large orange-yellow flowers. It is widely grown for the oil from its seeds, which is used in cooking, margarine, and paints and varnishes; the leftovers are used as cattle feed. (Carthamus tinctorius, family Compositae.)

Blue, white, and red recall the 19th century Russian tricolour. The ‘Partisan Star’ was removed in 1991. Effective date: 27 April 1992. >>