cacao pod

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• Cacao — taxobox name = Cacao image caption = Cacao tree with fruit pods regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Malvales familia = Malvaceae genus = Theobroma species = T. cacao binomial …   Wikipedia

• cacao — is a seed pod (or its tree) from which cocoa and chocolate are made, and should not be confused with the word cocoa itself. Cacao comes from a Nahuatl (Native Central American) word …   Modern English usage

• cacao — /keuh kah oh, kay oh/, n., pl. cacaos. 1. a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc. 2. Also, cocoa. the fruit or seeds of this tree. [1545 55; < Sp < Nahuatl… …   Universalium

• cacao — n. (pl. os) 1 a seed pod from which cocoa and chocolate are made. 2 a small widely cultivated evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, bearing these. Etymology: Sp. f. Nahuatl cacauatl (uatl tree) …   Useful english dictionary

• pod rot — noun also pod rot disease : a disease of cacao that produces lesions on the pods and that may be caused by either of two fungi (Diplodia theobromae or Phytophthora faberi) …   Useful english dictionary

• Theobroma cacao — Assorted cacao fruits on the tree Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

• Theobroma cacao — Kakaobaum Kakao (Theobroma cacao, Früchte) Systematik Unterklasse: Rosenähnliche …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• alligator cacao — noun Etymology: so called from the resemblance of the pod to alligator hide : a cacao (Theobroma pentagona) cultivated in Central America …   Useful english dictionary

• black pod — noun : a pod rot of cacao caused by a fungus (Phytophthora faberi) …   Useful english dictionary

• Cocoa bean — Cocoa beans in a cacao pod Cocoa beans before roasting …   Wikipedia

• Chocolate — For other uses, see Chocolate (disambiguation). Chocolate most commonly comes in dark, milk, and white varieties, with cocoa solids contributing to the …   Wikipedia