annatto
Kelime Anlamı :
1. Tropik Amerikada yetişen bodur türden bir ağaç. Çiçekleri değişik ortamlara renk vermekte kullanılır.
Tanımlar :
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.
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.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition