Cacao
a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.
Also, cocoa. the fruit or seeds of this tree.
Contemporary Examples
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Four Chocolate Questions Answered Mary Goodbody September 28, 2009
Historical Examples
Cocoa and Chocolate Arthur W. Knapp
Breakfast Dainties Thomas J. Murrey
Cocoa and Chocolate Arthur W. Knapp
The Forest Exiles Mayne Reid
Cocoa and Chocolate Arthur W. Knapp
Commercial Geography Jacques W. Redway
Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes and Home Made Candy Recipes Miss Parloa
noun
a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, having yellowish flowers and reddish-brown seed pods from which cocoa and chocolate are prepared: family Sterculiaceae
cacao bean, another name for cocoa bean
cacao butter, another name for cocoa butter
n.
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