Translation of "cártamo" to English language:
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| Grant, que chegou a Cartum em 1863 com a expedição do capitão Speke, achava que a palavra era derivada mais provavelmente do cártamo ( Carthamus Tinctorius L. ), chamado de gartoon , e que era amplamente cultivado no Egito por causa do seu óleo. | Grant, who reached Khartoum in 1863 with Captain Speke's expedition, thought that the name was most probably from the Arabic qurtum , safflower ( Carthamus tinctorius ), which was cultivated extensively in Egypt for its oil to be used as fuel. |