bixin

Japanese: bixin
bixin

…When ripe, it splits into two longitudinal parts, revealing 20 to 30 seeds surrounded by a yellowish-red, mucilaginous seed coat. The seed coat gives the orange dye bixin, which American Indians used to color the plant. It was also used as a dye for cotton and silk, but it fades easily, and has fallen out of use since the synthesis of the aniline dye Congo Red in 1884. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "bixin" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…熟すと2縦裂し,黄紅色,粘液質の種皮で包まれた20~30個の種子を現す。種皮から橙色の染料ビクシンbixinが得られ,アメリカ・インディアンは身体を彩色するのに用いた。また木綿や絹の染料として重用されたが,退色しやすく,1884年にアニリン染料のコンゴーレッドが合成されて以来用いられなくなった。…

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