THEOBROMA CACAO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Theobroma cacao mean? 

• THEOBROMA CACAO (noun)
  The noun THEOBROMA CACAO has 1 sense:

1. tropical American tree producing cacao beans

  Familiarity information: THEOBROMA CACAO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THEOBROMA CACAO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tropical American tree producing cacao beans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

cacao; cacao tree; chocolate tree; Theobroma cacao

Hypernyms ("Theobroma cacao" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Theobroma cacao"):

cacao bean; cocoa bean (seed of the cacao tree; ground roasted beans are source of chocolate)

Holonyms ("Theobroma cacao" is a member of...):

genus Theobroma; Theobroma (cacao plants)

 Context examples 

The focus of the study was the tropical tree Theobroma cacao, the source of chocolate.

(New way to identify disease-resistant genes in chocolate-producing trees, National Science Foundation)

The UGR researchers note that the (mainly phenolic) compounds contained in the fruit of the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao) offer a range health benefits.

(Scientists identify bioactive compounds in cacao pods to develop drugs to combat skeletal disorders, University of Granada)