annatto

n. [植]胭脂树,从其果实采取的黄红色染料

发音

其它 /əˈnɑːtoʊ/

词形变化

annattos 复数 annattos

别名

anatta arnatto anato anatto annotto arnatta arnotta arnotto

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

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  2. 2.

    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.

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  3. 3.

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

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词源

From a Cariban language.

来源：wiktionary