cacao
- The dried and fully fermented seed of Theobroma cacao, from which cocoa solids and cocoa butter are obtained, and which is used to produce chocolate and other cocoa products. nounThe farmers harvested ripe cacao pods to produce high-quality chocolate.Cacao beans are rich in antioxidants and are the primary ingredient in most chocolates.
- The tree (Theobroma cacao) itself, native to tropical regions of Central and South America, cultivated for its seeds. nounCacao trees thrive in humid, tropical climates with rich soil.The cacao tree has broad, shiny leaves and produces pods containing the seeds used for chocolate production.