Found 5 hits - Term: theobroma cacao, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sterculiaceous \stercu`lia"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.
1913 webster
see also:
sterculiaceae theobroma cacao
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
theobromine \the`obro"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.
1913 webster
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c7h8n4o2 theobroma cacao dimethyl xanthine
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cacao \caca"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.
1913 webster cachaemia
see also:
cocoa chocolate theobroma cacao
- [4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
chocolate \choc"olate\, 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.
1913 webster
2. the beverage made by dissolving a portion of the paste or
cake in boiling water or milk.
1913 webster
chocolate house, a house in which customers may be served
with chocolate.
chocolate nut. see cacao.
1913 webster
see also:
cacao cocoa theobroma cacao chocolate house chocolate nut
- [5] : WordNet (r) 2.0
theobroma cacao
n : tropical american tree producing cacao beans syn: cacao,
cacao tree, chocolate tree
see also:
cacao cacao tree chocolate tree
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