释义 |
‖ bixa|ˈbɪksə| [Native name in Central America.] A genus of small trees, natives of tropical America, from the fruits of one species of which (B. orellana) the dye anatta is prepared. Hence bixin, (a) The colouring principle of anatta; (b) A variety of anatta of greatly increased colouring power.
1879Watts Dict. Chem. I. 600. 1880 Syd. Soc. Lex. s.v. |