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carob
n.
Mediterranean tree that bears brown pod-like fruit; pod of this tree; powder made from these pods (often used as a substitute for chocolate)
Ceratonia siliqua
Ceratonia siliqua, commonly known as the
carob tree,
St John's-bread, or
locust bean (not to be confused with the
African locust bean) is a species of
flowering evergreen shrub or tree in the
pea family,
Fabaceae. It is widely cultivated for its edible pods, and as an
ornamental tree in gardens. The ripe, dried pod is often ground to carob powder, which is used to replace
cocoa powder. Carob bars, an alternative to chocolate bars, are often available in health-food stores.
carob
Noun
1. long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
(synonym) carob bean, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust bean, locust pod
(hypernym) bean, bean plant
(substance-holonym) carob powder, Saint-John's-bread
(part-holonym) carob tree, carob bean tree, algarroba, Ceratonia siliqua
2. evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob
(synonym) carob tree, carob bean tree, algarroba, Ceratonia siliqua
(hypernym) bean tree
(member-holonym) Ceratonia, genus Ceratonia
(part-meronym) carob bean, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust bean, locust pod
3. powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute
(synonym) carob powder, Saint-John's-bread
(hypernym) foodstuff, food product
(substance-meronym) carob bean, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust bean, locust pod
Carob
(n.)
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.
(n.)
An evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratania Siliqua) found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean; the St. John's bread; -- called also carob tree.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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