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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree. countable
2. 2
   The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking, containing bixin. uncountable
3. 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

Synonyms

All synonyms

achioteachioteanattocolore160b when used as a food colouringlipstick tree

Etymology

From a Cariban language.

Related phrases

bixa orellanalatin americanlipstick tree

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