English Dictionary

pigment

/ˈpɪɡ.mənt/

noun

(biology) Any color in plant or animal cells / A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder / (obsolete) Wine flavoured with spices and honey.

The pigment in the flower petals gives them their vibrant color.

意味（1）

(biology) Any color in plant or animal cells

Chlorophyll is the pigment responsible for most plants' green colouring.

意味（2）

A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder

Umber is a pigment made from clay containing iron and manganese oxide.

意味（3）

(obsolete) Wine flavoured with spices and honey.

Oswald , broach the oldest wine-cask ; place the best mead , the richest morat , the most sparkling cyder , the most odoriferous pigment, upon the board