theobroma

IPA: θˈiʌbrˈoʊmʌ

(botany) Any of the genus Theobroma of small trees found in Central and South America.

Examples of "theobroma" in Sentences

The beginning of chocolate is the cacao tree, known by ethnobotanists as "theobroma cacao."
The Chocolate Line Classic Easter eggs For me this is the most exiting: theobroma grandiflorum .
Their other choco-products - moisturizer, shampoo, conditioner, exfoliant and cleanser - include theobroma cacao L cocoa liquor or cocoa butter.
And not surprising, since the tree that chocolate comes from -- the cacao tree (pronounced ka-kaw) -- was given the name theobroma, which literally means "food of the gods."
The Cacao Bean The cacao tree, named Theobroma cacao by Linnaeus—theobroma is Greek for “food of the gods”—is a broad-leaved evergreen that grows between 20° north and south of the equator, and reaches about 20 feet/7 m in height.
Ethnobotanists may argue over whether the very first cacao trees appeared in Mexico, Central or South America, but they do agree that the processing and culinary use of theobroma cacao ( "the gods 'food") was first developed in what is now Mexico.