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[syn: cacao, cacao tree, chocolate tree, Theobroma cacao]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sterculiaceous \Ster*cu`li*a"ceous\, a. [NL. Sterculia, the
typical genus, fr. L. Sterculius the deity that presided over
manuring, from stercus dung. So called because one of the
original species is fetid.] (Bot.)
Of or pertaining to a natural order (Sterculiaceae) of
polypetalous exogenous plants, mostly tropical. The cacao
(Theobroma Cacao) is the most useful plant of the order.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Theobromine \The`o*bro"mine\, n. (Chem.)
An alkaloidal ureide, C7H8N4O2, homologous with and
resembling caffeine, produced artificially, and also
extracted from cacao and chocolate (from Theobroma Cacao)
as a bitter white crystalline substance; -- called also
dimethyl xanthine.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
cacao \ca*ca"o\, n. [Sp., fr. Mex. kakahuatl. Cf. Cocoa,
Chocolate] (Bot.)
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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chocolate \Choc"o*late\, n. [Sp., fr. the Mexican name of the
cacao. Cf. Cacao, Cocoa.]
1. A paste or cake composed of the roasted seeds of the
Theobroma Cacao ground and mixed with other ingredients,
usually sugar, and cinnamon or vanilla.
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2. The beverage made by dissolving a portion of the paste or
cake in boiling water or milk.
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Chocolate house, a house in which customers may be served
with chocolate.
Chocolate nut. See Cacao.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Theobroma cacao
n 1: tropical American tree producing cacao beans [syn: cacao,
cacao tree, chocolate tree, Theobroma cacao]