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cacao
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cacao
[kəkā′ō]
1 cocoa.
2 the substance Theobroma cacao.
3 the seeds of Theobroma cacao.

cacao,
n Latin name:
Theobroma cacao; part used: seeds; uses: diuretics, cardiac stimulant, nervous system stimulant (not used by herbalists); precautions: pregnancy, lactation, children, colitis. Also called
cacao, cocoa, or
cocoa butter.

cacao


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Cocoa beans are produced by the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao) and can only be grown 20 degrees from the equator (see "Enlightened Indulgence," Eating Right, July/August 2001).
From the opening candy shop, visitors enter a tropical rain forest with a replica of a cacao tree.
Aly, born poor in Mali, went to work at age 11 on a cocoa farm, harvesting the beans of the cacao tree, which are used to make chocolate.
 
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