Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A yellow coloring matter contained together with bixin in arnotto. It is soluble in water and in alcohol, slightly soluble in ether, and dyes alumed goods yellow.
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_orellin_, yellow in color, soluble in alcohol and in water.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
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