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- noun botany Any of the
genus Theobroma of smalltrees .
Etymologies
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Examples
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And not surprising, since the tree that chocolate comes from -- the cacao tree (pronounced ka-kaw) -- was given the name theobroma, which literally means "food of the gods."
ParentDish Karla Heintz 2010
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And not surprising, since the tree that chocolate comes from -- the cacao tree (pronounced ka-kaw) -- was given the name theobroma, which literally means "food of the gods."
ParentDish 2010
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The Cacao Bean The cacao tree, named Theobroma cacao by Linnaeus—theobroma is Greek for “food of the gods”—is a broad-leaved evergreen that grows between 20° north and south of the equator, and reaches about 20 feet/7 m in height.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The Cacao Bean The cacao tree, named Theobroma cacao by Linnaeus—theobroma is Greek for “food of the gods”—is a broad-leaved evergreen that grows between 20° north and south of the equator, and reaches about 20 feet/7 m in height.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The Chocolate Line Classic Easter eggs For me this is the most exiting: theobroma grandiflorum .
Turning Chocolate on Its Head Paul Ames 2011
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Their other choco-products - moisturizer, shampoo, conditioner, exfoliant and cleanser - include theobroma cacao L cocoa liquor or cocoa butter.
The Chocolate Serum That Isn't TK 2009
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The beginning of chocolate is the cacao tree, known by ethnobotanists as "theobroma cacao."
How chocolate is used for healing in the past and present 2009
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Their other choco-products - moisturizer, shampoo, conditioner, exfoliant and cleanser - include theobroma cacao L cocoa liquor or cocoa butter.
Archive 2009-12-01 TK 2009
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Ethnobotanists may argue over whether the very first cacao trees appeared in Mexico, Central or South America, but they do agree that the processing and culinary use of theobroma cacao ( "the gods 'food") was first developed in what is now Mexico.
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Ethnobotanists may argue over whether the very first cacao trees appeared in Mexico, Central or South America, but they do agree that the processing and culinary use of theobroma cacao ( "the gods 'food") was first developed in what is now Mexico.
fbharjo commented on the word theobroma
"food of gods" literally: name of cacao tree genus
March 18, 2007