| NOUN | plant | algarroba, carob, carob bean, algarroba bean, locust bean, locust pod | long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp |
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| plant | algarroba, carob, carob tree, carob bean tree, Ceratonia siliqua | evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods | |
| plant | algarroba, algarrobilla, algarobilla | mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing | |
| plant | algarroba, Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora | mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela |
| Meaning | long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute. | |
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| Synonyms | carob, carob bean, algarroba bean, locust bean, locust pod | |
| Part of | carob, carob tree, carob bean tree, algarroba, Ceratonia siliqua | evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods |
| Broader | bean | Any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans |
| Substance of | carob, carob powder, Saint-John's-bread | powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree |
| Spanish | algarroba, garroba | |
| Catalan | garrofa | |
| Meaning | evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob. | |
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| Synonyms | carob, carob tree, carob bean tree, Ceratonia siliqua | |
| Member of | Ceratonia, genus Ceratonia | carobs |
| Parts | carob, carob bean, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust bean, locust pod | long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp |
| Broader | bean tree | Any of several trees having seedpods as fruits |
| Spanish | algarroba, algarrobo | |
| Catalan | Ceratonia siliqua, garrofa, garrover | |
| Meaning | mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing. | |
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| Synonyms | algarrobilla, algarobilla | |
| Part of | algarroba, Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora | mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela |
| Broader | bean | Any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans |
| Meaning | mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela. | |
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| Synonyms | Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora | |
| Parts | algarroba, algarrobilla, algarobilla | mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing |
| Broader | mesquite, mesquit | Any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar |
| Spanish | algarrobo, mezquite, prosopis juliflora, prosopis juliiflora | |
| Catalan | prosopis juliflora, prosopis juliiflora | |
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