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| an·nat·to [ ə náttō ] (plural an·nat·tos) |
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1. dye from seed-case pulp: a yellowish red dye made from the pulp around the seeds of a tropical tree. Use: food coloring, fabric dye.
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2. small flowering tree: the tree from whose seeds annatto dye is made. Native to: tropical America. Latin name Bixa orellana.
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| [Early 17th century. < Carib] |
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