bixan.
/ˈbɪksə/ A genus of small trees, natives of tropical America, from the fruits of one species of which ( B. orellana) the dye anatta is prepared.
ΚΠ
1879 H. Watts Dict. Chem. I. 600.
1880 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon (at cited word)
Derivatives
bixin n. (a) The colouring principle of anatta; (b) A variety of anatta of greatly increased colouring power.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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