THEOBROMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Theobroma mean? 

• THEOBROMA (noun)
  The noun THEOBROMA has 1 sense:

1. cacao plants

  Familiarity information: THEOBROMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THEOBROMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cacao plants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Theobroma; Theobroma

Hypernyms ("Theobroma" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "Theobroma"):

cacao; cacao tree; chocolate tree; Theobroma cacao (tropical American tree producing cacao beans)

Holonyms ("Theobroma" is a member of...):

family Sterculiaceae; sterculia family; Sterculiaceae (a large family of plants of order Malvales)

 Context examples 

The focus of the study was the tropical tree Theobroma cacao, the source of chocolate.

(New way to identify disease-resistant genes in chocolate-producing trees, National Science Foundation)

The UGR researchers note that the (mainly phenolic) compounds contained in the fruit of the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao) offer a range health benefits.

(Scientists identify bioactive compounds in cacao pods to develop drugs to combat skeletal disorders, University of Granada)