NOUN | plant | carob, carob bean, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust bean, locust pod | long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp |
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plant | carob, carob tree, carob bean tree, algarroba, Ceratonia siliqua | evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods | |
food | carob, carob powder, Saint-John's-bread | powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree |
Sounds | keh'rahb | |
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Rhymes | Arab ... washtub: 23 rhymes with ahb... |
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 bean, algarroba bean, algarroba, 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 tree, carob bean tree, algarroba, 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 | powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute. | |
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Synonyms | carob powder, Saint-John's-bread | |
Broader | foodstuff, food product | A substance that can be used or prepared for use as food |
Substances | carob, carob bean, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust bean, locust pod | long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp |
Spanish | algarroba, arveja, arvejana, arvejona, garroba, garrofa, garrubia, veza | |
Catalan | garrofa, garrofina, garrova |
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