HyperDic: carob_bean

English > 1 sense of the expression carob bean:
NOUNplantcarob bean, carob, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust bean, locust podlong pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp
English > carob bean: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglong pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute.
Synonymscarob, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust bean, locust pod
Part ofcarob, carob tree, carob bean tree, algarroba, Ceratonia siliquaevergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods
BroaderbeanAny of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
Substance ofcarob, carob powder, Saint-John's-breadpowder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree
Spanishalgarroba, garroba
Catalangarrofa

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