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annatto.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/əˈnɑːtoʊ/
  1. A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.

    countable
  2. The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking, containing bixin.

    uncountable
  3. 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.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From a Cariban language.

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