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cacaos

  • plural
    of cacao.
    cacao
    noun
    a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.

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Venezuela sends the finest cacaos to the European market, those of Porto Cabello and Caracas.

From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Austin Craig

The two principal cacaos are known as Arriba and Machala, or classed together as Guayaquil after the city of that name.

From Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer by Arthur William Knapp

On the morning of the sale samples of the cacaos are on exhibit at the principal brokers.

From Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer by Arthur William Knapp

In one range of cacao trees a banana is placed between two cacaos, and an erythrina between the two following.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by P. L. Simmonds

All cacaos showed a substantial advance varying from 80 to 150 per cent. on pre-war values.

From Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer by Arthur William Knapp

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