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Noun: cocoa bean  kow-kow been
  1. Seed of the cacao tree; ground roasted beans are source of chocolate
    "The chocolatier selected the finest cocoa beans for his creations";
    - cacao bean

Derived forms: cocoa beans

Type of: cacao, cacao tree, chocolate tree, Theobroma cacao

Part of: cacao, chocolate, cocoa, crème de cacao

Encyclopedia: Cocoa bean