1. a substance that gives color to other materials
2. a natural substance in plants and animals that produces color
Usage: biology

1. to color with or as if with pigment

Examples

• The artist mixed red and yellow pigments to create orange paint.
• Chlorophyll is the green pigment found in plant leaves.
• The lack of pigment in her skin made her very pale.
• Ancient cave paintings used natural pigments from clay and minerals.
• Melanin is the pigment that determines skin color.
• The fabric was pigmented with bright blue dye.
• Scientists studied the pigments in butterfly wings.