n :  a yellowish red dyestuff made from the pulp around the seeds of a tropical tree (Bixa orellana of the family Bixaceae) and used esp. for coloring oils, butter, and cheese .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  anat  an·au·dia  anhyd  an·ode 
 
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