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n. A tropical American evergreen shrub or small tree (Bixa orellana), having heart-shaped leaves and showy, rose-pink or sometimes white flowers. Also called lipstick tree.

n. The seed of this plant, used as a coloring and sometimes as a flavoring, especially in Latin American cuisine.

n. A yellowish-red dyestuff obtained from the seed aril of this plant, used especially to dye fabric and to color food products such as margarine and cheese.

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

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

n. An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.

n. Same as arnotto.

"Best known as annatto, it's an inexpensive food coloring, grown commercially around the world, that gives products like Kraft Macaroni & Cheese an orange hue."

anatto   

achiote    food colouring    E160b   

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