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annatto

annatto also anatto (e-nä´to)  also arnatto (är-nä´to)  noun
plural annattos
1.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.
2.The seed of this plant, used as a coloring and sometimes as a flavoring,
especially in Latin American cuisine.
3.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.

[Of Cariban origin.]

Excerpted from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language,
Third Edition 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version
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