theobroma | (n) cacao plants, Syn. genus Theobroma |
cacao | (n) tropical American tree producing cacao beans, Syn. chocolate tree, cacao tree, Theobroma cacao |
Theobroma | n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a god + &unr_; food, fr. &unr_; to eat: cf. F. théobrome. ] (Bot.) A genus of small trees. See Cacao. [ 1913 Webster ] |
theobroma | (n) cacao plants, Syn. genus Theobroma |
cacao | (n) tropical American tree producing cacao beans, Syn. chocolate tree, cacao tree, Theobroma cacao |
Theobroma | n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a god + &unr_; food, fr. &unr_; to eat: cf. F. théobrome. ] (Bot.) A genus of small trees. See Cacao. [ 1913 Webster ] |