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Carob

noun

Long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute. Synonyms: algarroba, algarroba bean, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod.

Evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob. Synonyms: algarroba, carob bean tree, carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua.

Powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute. Synonyms: carob powder, Saint-John's-bread.

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"Carob" Quotes from Famous Books

... The carob, or St. John's bread-tree, is plentiful; and the long thick pods which it produces are exported in considerable quantities to Syria and Egypt. The succulent pulp which the pod contains is sometimes employed in those countries instead of sugar and honey, and is often used in preserving other ...

— The Illustrated London Reading Book • Various

Words linked to "Carob" : bean tree, food product, Ceratonia siliqua, foodstuff, Saint-John's-bread, bean, genus Ceratonia, Ceratonia, carob bean