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Theobroma
Theˊo-bro′ma
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] a god + [GREEK] food, fr. [GREEK] to eat: cf. F.
théobrome
.] (Bot.)
A genus of small trees. See
Cacao
. Definition 2025
Theobroma
Theobroma
See also: theobroma
Translingual
Proper noun
Theobroma n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – cacao and related South American plants.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids II - clades; Malvales - order; Malvaceae - family; Byttnerioideae - subfamily; Theobromeae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Theobroma sect. Andropetalum, Theobroma sect. Glossopetalum, Theobroma sect. Rhytidocarpus, Theobroma sect. Telmatocarpus, Theobroma sect. Theobroma - sections
- Theobroma cacao - type species