*Theobroma cacao * L.

   - *thee-OH-broh-muh* or *thee-oh-BROH-muh* -- food of the Gods
   *kah-KAY-oh* -- possibly from Nahuatl (Aztec language) *cacahuatl*, the
   name for the fruit


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*commonly known as*: cacao, chocolate, cocoa

*Native to*: tropical Americas; cultivated elsewhere



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Regards.
Dinesh

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