noun. A name in Mexico of several plants having bright-colored seeds which are sometimes used by the natives for beads, especially of Erythrina coralloides, a small thorny tree, with trifoliate leaves, belonging to the Fabaceæ.

"Floral edibles such as jamaica (hibiscus flowers), tila (linden flowers), colorin (coral-tree flowers) and flor de calabaza (squash blossoms) have been, and still are, Mexican market staples and important sources of food and beverages."

colorin chiquito