annatto
- Noun. (countable) A tropical American evergreen shrub, ''Bixa orellana''; the lipstick tree.
- Noun. (uncountable) The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
- Noun. (uncountable) An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.
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