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cacao tree

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Noun1.cacao treecacao tree - tropical American tree producing cacao beans
cacao, chocolate tree, Theobroma cacao
cacao bean, cocoa bean - seed of the cacao tree; ground roasted beans are source of chocolate
genus Theobroma, Theobroma - cacao plants
angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary


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Cocoa beans are produced by the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao) and can only be grown 20 degrees from the equator (see "Enlightened Indulgence," Eating Right, July/August 2001).
Chocolate's dark side by Slomkowski, Kate / E
From the opening candy shop, visitors enter a tropical rain forest with a replica of a cacao tree.
EYE CANDY THE HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE IS ON DISPLAY AT THE NATURAL ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Aly, born poor in Mali, went to work at age 11 on a cocoa farm, harvesting the beans of the cacao tree, which are used to make chocolate.
Learning History's Discriminating Facts by PITTS, LEONARD / Los Angeles Business Journal
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