Are Vanilla Beans & Cocoa Beans from the same plant "family"?

Are Vanilla Beans & Cocoa Beans from the same plant "family"?
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No. Choc. is the cacao bean (from a tree) and vanilla is a pod (weirdly from an orchid)
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