a genus of tropical American trees (family Sterculiaceae) which includes the cacao (T. cacao)
theobroma
noun(The-o-bro-ma)
cocoa butter —used especially in pharmacy
theobroma
noun(The-o-bro-ma)
a pale vegetable fat obtained from cacao beans that is used in the manufacture of chocolate candy, in cosmetics as an emollient, and in pharmacy for making suppositories —called also theobroma oil