Annato
or ARNOTTO, an orangered coloring matter, obtained from the pulp surrounding the seeds of bixa orellana, a shrub native to tropical America, and cultivated in Guiana, St.
Domingo, and the East Indies. dies.
It is sometimes used as a dye for silk and cotton goods , but it is much used in medicine for tingused in medicine for ting ing plasters and ointments, and to a conto a considerable extent by farmers for giving a rich color to cheese.
ANNE BOLEYN. See BOLEYN, ANNE,