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Definition: Anatto
Anatto
\A*nat"to\, n.
Same as
Annotto.
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Annotto
\An*not"to\ ([a^]n*n[o^]t"t[-o]), Arnotto
\Ar*not"to\
([aum]r*n[o^]t"t[-o]), n. [Perh. the native name.]
A red or yellowish-red dyeing material, prepared from the
pulp surrounding the seeds of a tree (
Bixa orellana)
belonging to the tropical regions of America. It is used for
coloring cheese, butter, etc. [Written also
Anatto,
Anatta,
Annatto,
Annotta, etc.]
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