
Meaning of THEOBROMA
WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] cacao plants |
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| Synonyms: | | genus Theobroma |
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| See Also: | | cacao, cacao tree, chocolate tree, dilleniid dicot genus, family Sterculiaceae, sterculia family, Sterculiaceae, Theobroma cacao | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \The`o*bro"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a god + ? food, fr.
? to eat: cf. F. th['e]obrome.] (Bot.)
A genus of small trees. See {Cacao}.
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