Carob

[kærәb]

Definition

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

(noun.) evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob.

(noun.) long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute.

Typist: Lycurgus--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) An evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratania Siliqua) found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean; the St. John's bread; -- called also carob tree.

(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.

Edited by Elena

Definition

n. the algaroba or locust-tree a tree of the order Leguminos native to the Mediterranean countries.

Edited by Cheryl