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| carob powder
| carob tree
carob
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun carob has 3 senses
- carob(n = noun.plant) algarroba, algarroba bean, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod - long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute; Array is a part of algarroba, carob, carob bean tree, carob tree, ceratonia siliqua
- carob(n = noun.plant) algarroba, carob bean tree, carob tree, ceratonia siliqua - evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob; Array is a member of ceratonia, genus ceratonia
- carob(n = noun.food) carob powder, saint-john's-bread - powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute; Array is a kind of food product, foodstuff
is a kind of bean
has parts: algarroba, algarroba bean, carob, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod
is a kind of bean tree
CIDE DICTIONARY
carob, n. [Cf. F. caroube fruit of the carob tree, Sp. garrobo, al-garrobo, carob tree, fr. Ar. kharrūb, Per. Kharnūb. Cf. Clgaroba.].
- An evergreen leguminous tree (
Ceratania Siliqua ) found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean; the St. John's bread; -- called alsocarob tree . [1913 Webster] - One of the long, sweet, succulent, pods of the carob tree, which are used as food for animals and sometimes eaten by man; -- called also
St. John's bread ,carob bean , andalgaroba bean . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
carob, n.
1 (in full carob-tree) an evergreen tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean, bearing edible pods.
2 its bean-shaped edible seed pod sometimes used as a substitute for chocolate.
1 (in full carob-tree) an evergreen tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean, bearing edible pods.
2 its bean-shaped edible seed pod sometimes used as a substitute for chocolate.
Etymology
obs. F carobe f. med.L carrubia, -um f. Arab. karruba
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