Theobroma cacao

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Theobroma cacao,

n See cacao.

Theobroma cacao

tree of South American origin of the family Sterculiaceae; source of cocoa, chocolate; contains the toxin theobromine; causes diarrhea, sudden death. Commercial waste products from the plant may be fed to animals and cause theobromine poisoning.

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cacao Chocolate theobroma oil theobromine			It all starts with a small tropical tree, the Theobroma cacao, usually called simply, "cacao". CHOC FULL OF GOODNESS; Expert confirms dark treat can help health by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Chocolate is made from the seeds (beans) of the Cacao tree, Theobroma cacao. GARDENING: Chocolate; Where does that come from? by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) 95 Hardcover QP144 Like the Aztecs and Mayans, many of us consider chocolate a food from the gods, which is what its scientific name Theobroma cacao means. Chocolate; a healthy passion by SciTech Book News			thelarche Thelazia thelaziasis theleplasty thelerethism thelitis thelium thelo- Thelohanellus Thelohania thelorrhagia thely- thelygenic Thelypodium lasiophyllum Thematic Apperception Test theme thenad thenaldine thenar thenar eminence thenar muscles thenium closylate theo- Theo-Dur Theobaldia Theobroma cacao theobroma oil theobromine Theodore Kaczynski Theolair theology theophylline theophylline/theophylline sodium glycinate Theorell theorem theoretic effectiveness theoretic plate number theoretical theories of aging theories of strabismus theory Theory of Bureaucratic Caring Theory of Caring Theory of Caritative Care Theory of Chronic Sorrow Theory of Comfort Theory of Constraints Theory of Illness Trajectory Theospan theotherapy theque			Theo-political Theo-political Theo-political Theo-political Theo. LeSieg Theobald Theobald I Theobald I of Navarre Theobald I of Navarre Theobald II Theobald III Theobald Mathew (temperance reformer) Theobald Tiger Theobald Tone Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg Theobald Wolfe Tone Theobald Woolf Tone Theobald's Park Theobald, Lewis Theobald, Robert Theobald, Robert Alfred Theobald, Robert Alfred Theobaldia Theobid Theobid Theobid Theobroma Theobroma Theobroma cacao Theobroma oil Theobroma oil Theobroma oil Theobroma oil Theobromic theobromine theobromine theobromine Theobrominum Theobrominum Theobrominum theocentric Theocentricism theocentricity theocentrism Theochristic Theochron Theochron Theochron Theoclear Theoclear Theoclear theocracies theocracies theocracies theocracies theocracy theocracy theocracy theocracy

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