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cacao bean

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Noun1.cacao bean - seed of the cacao treecacao bean - seed of the cacao tree; ground roasted beans are source of chocolate
chocolate - a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
cocoa - powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed
creme de cacao - sweet liqueur flavored with vanilla and cacao beans
cacao, cacao tree, chocolate tree, Theobroma cacao - tropical American tree producing cacao beans


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The cacao bean was discovered by another explorer, Christopher Columbus; however, the dark brown beans were not very impressive to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
Cocoa is produced from the cacao bean in Ecuador's six coastal provinces, the highlands, and in the Amazon regions.
Among the artifacts excavated were a stone, possibly for grinding the cacao beans, and stirring sticks.
 
 
 
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