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
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.
• 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
17 April 2025
(noun) a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
