azafranillo

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noun

A Mexican flower (Escobedia scabrifolia) whose roots are the chief source of the orange dye azafrin.

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Meanings

noun
  1. A Mexican flower (Escobedia scabrifolia) whose roots are the chief source of the orange dye azafrin.

    Azafrin is a naturally occuring orange pigment isolated from azafranillo root (Escobedia scabrifolia).

    2005, NIIR Board of Consultants & Engineers, The Complete book on Natural Dyes & Pigments
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    When it is treated with bromine in chloroform, only four double bonds of the azafranillo dyestuff are saturated.

    1951, Harry James Deuel, The Lipids: Their Chemistry and Biochemistry, page 601

Origin

Borrowing from Spanish.

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azafranillo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azafranillo

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“azafranillo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azafranillo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “azafranillo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azafranillo.

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