n. (Chem.) The essential principle of cacao; -- now called
‖n. [ Pg. ] (Zool) A South American short-tailed monkey (Pithecia melanocephala syn. Brachyurus melanocephala).
n. [ Sp., fr. Mex. kakahuatl. Cf. Cocoa, Chocolate ] (Bot.) A small evergreen tree (Theobroma Cacao) of South America and the West Indies. Its fruit contains an edible pulp, inclosing seeds about the size of an almond, from which cocoa, chocolate, and broma are prepared. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. cachalot. ] (Zoöl.) The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). It has in the top of its head a large cavity, containing an oily fluid, which, after death, concretes into a whitish crystalline substance called
n. [ F., a hiding place, fr. cacher to conceal, to hide. ]
v. t. To store in a cache{ 1 }. [ PJC ]
‖n. [ F., fr. cacher to hide + pot a pot. ] An ornamental casing for a flowerpot, of porcelain, metal, paper, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]