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Carob

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Noun

1. algarroba, algarroba bean, carob, 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

2. algarroba, carob, carob bean tree, carob tree, ceratonia siliqua

evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob

3. carob, carob powder, saint-john's-bread

powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Carob

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noun
1. Also called: algarroba
an evergreen leguminous Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, with compound leaves and edible pods
2. Also called: algarroba, Saint John's bread
the long blackish sugary pod of this tree, used as a substitute for chocolate and for animal fodder

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Carob

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noun
1. 
a leguminous tree (Ceratonia siliqua) of the E Mediterranean, bearing long, flat, leathery, brown pods with a sweet pulp
2. 
such a pod, used for fodder or in making a nutritious, chocolatelike drink or candy

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Carob

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n.
1.
a. A Mediterranean evergreen tree (Ceratonia siliqua) of the pea family, having pinnately compound leaves and large, dark, leathery pods.
b. The pod of this plant, containing a sweet edible pulp and seeds that yield a gum used as a stabilizer in food products. Also called algaroba.
2. An edible powder or flour made from the ground seeds and pods of this plant, used as a substitute for chocolate.

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