| 单词 | cacao tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmascacao tree cacao tree n. = sense 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible pods, seeds, leaves, or flowers > [noun] > cocoa-bean > cocoa plant cacao1604 cacao tree1640 cocoa1670 chocolate1688 chocolate tree1688 cocoa tree1698 Theobroma1760 cacao bush1839 forastero1858 criollo1955 1640 J. Wadsworth tr. A. Colmenero de Ledesma Curious Treat. Chocolate 7 When they are growne up, to a good heighth, then they plant the Cacao-trees. 1778 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. (ed. 2) II. viii. 412 The cacao-tree grows spontaneously in several parts of the torrid zone. 1834 Amer. Mag. Oct. 55/2 The cacao-tree bears leaves, flowers, and fruit all the year through. 1927 Travel Nov. 10/1 The lower stretches of the valley are laced with glorious lime trees and the deeper hued cacao trees whose fruits give the island its revenue. 2009 New Scientist 11 Apr. 9/1 Chocolate is made from the fermented, roasted seeds of the cacao tree. < as lemmas |
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