annatto

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Synonyms: anatto, arnatto, annotto, annato

Antonyms: anatto, arnatto, annotto, annato

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[tropical]] [[American]] evergreen [[shrub]], {{taxfmt|Bixa orellana|species}}; the [[lipstick tree]]; the fruit of the tree.
2. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[seed]] of this tree used as a colouring or in [[Latin American]] cooking, containing [[bixin]].
3. {{lb|en|uncountable}} A [[fugitive]] orange-red dye obtained from this seed and fruit [[pulp]] through [[maceration]] and [[fermentation]], used as textile dye and skin dye, containing [[bixin]].

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