annatto

noun

  1. 1

    A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.

  2. 2

    The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.

  3. 3

    An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.

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