chocolate tree

American  

noun

1. cacao.

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Etymology

Origin of chocolate tree

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Cocoa, kō′kō, n. the seed of the cacao or chocolate tree: a beverage made from the seeds crushed and ground.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

And there is n't a chocolate tree in the whole of the garden; did you ever know such a stupid garden?

From All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories by Sharp, Evelyn

The cacao or chocolate tree grows in a number of the West India Islands, but in none of them is it cultivated to such an extent as in Santo Domingo.

From Santo Domingo A Country with a Future by Schoenrich, Otto

The chocolate tree was the most curious to us; it has recently been introduced in the island, and promises to add one more to the list of luxuries for which Ceylon is famous.

From Round the World by Carnegie, Andrew

The Amazons region is the original home of the principal species of chocolate tree, the Theobroma cacao; and it grows in abundance in the forests of the upper river.

From The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Bates, Henry Walter