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Definition of Cacao
1. Noun. Tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
Exact synonyms: Cacao Tree, Chocolate Tree, Theobroma Cacao
Specialized synonyms: Cacao Bean, Cocoa Bean
Group relationships: Genus Theobroma, Theobroma
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Specialized synonyms: Cacao Bean, Cocoa Bean
Group relationships: Genus Theobroma, Theobroma
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Definition of Cacao
1. n. A small evergreen tree (Theobroma Cacao) of South America and the West Indies. Its fruit contains an edible pulp, inclosing seeds about the size of an almond, from which cocoa, chocolate, and broma are prepared.
Definition of Cacao
1. Noun. A tree, ''Theobroma cacao'', whose seed is used to make chocolate. ¹
2. Noun. This tree's seed, the cocoa bean ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cacao
1. a tropical tree [n -CAOS]
Medical Definition of Cacao
1. A tree of the family sterculiaceae (or byttneriaceae), usually theobroma cacao, or its seeds, which after fermentation and roasting, yield cocoa and chocolate. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cacao
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