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

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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

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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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