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CAROB
carob, carob powder, Saint-John's-bread
(noun) powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute
carob, carob tree, carob bean tree, algarroba, Ceratonia siliqua
(noun) evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob
carob, carob bean, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust bean, locust pod
(noun) long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
carob (countable and uncountable, plural carobs)
An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region.
Synonym: St. John's bread
The fruit of that tree.
Synonym: locust bean
A sweet chocolate-like confection made with the pulp of the fruit.
Anagrams
• Barco, COBRA, CORBA, Carbo, carbo, carbo-, coarb, cobra
Source: Wiktionary
Car"ob, n. Etym: [Cf. F. caroube fruit of the carob tree, Sp. garrobo, al-garrobo, carob tree, fr. Ar. kharrub, Per. Kharnub. Cf. Clgaroba.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: An evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratania Siliqua) found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean; the St. John's bread; -- called also carob tree.
2. 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, and algaroba bean.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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