Emily Dickinson Lexicon

OT'TER, n.²

A colored farinaceous pulp, in a dry state, which surrounds the seeds within the pericarp, of the Bixa Orellana, a small tree or shrub indigenous to the warmer parts of America. This substance is called Urucu, or by contraction Rocou, and also Arnotto and Anotto. It is much used to give a kind of salmon-color, and it is reputed to be medicinal.