annatto

noun3

1. •
   A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.
2. •
   The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking, containing bixin.
3. •
   A fugitive orange-red dye obtained from this seed and fruit pulp through maceration and fermentation, used as textile dye and skin dye, containing bixin.