Theobroma Cocoa L. It is the scientific name of the cocoa tree. Theobroma, in greek means "Greek Gods Drink” , cocoa comes from nahuatl "cacahualt".
The scientific name has an L at the end, which is the first letter of the last name of a Swedish naturalistic who clasified this plant (Carl von Linné).
The word cocoa can have three meanings very related one to each other:
1. First, the word cocoa means: The cocoa tree fruit, which is the clump that grows on its stem with the seeds inside the fruit.
2. In second place, the cocoa is also the product that results from the fermentation and drying of the seeds of the cocoa tree fruit. Having this meaning, the cocoa is the basic component for the chocolate.
3. In third place, the name of cocoa is also given to the powder which is gotten by grinding the seeds and by extracting (totally or partially) the cocoa butter.