Anchiote, fruit of the tropical American tree Bixa orellana. The fruit pulp is used by the Amazonian indians to paint their faces, and it is also the

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Anchiote, fruit of the tropical American tree Bixa orellana. The fruit pulp is used by the Amazonian indians to paint their faces, and it is also the source of the orange dye known as annatto.

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Keywords: anchiote, annatto, bixa, botany, dye, fruit, nature, orellana, part, parts, plant, plants, reproduction, reproductive, source, structure