English > carob bean: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| 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, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust bean, locust pod |
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| Part of | carob, carob tree, carob bean tree, algarroba, Ceratonia siliqua | evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods |
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| Broader | bean | Any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans |
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| Substance of | carob, carob powder, Saint-John's-bread | powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree |
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| Spanish | algarroba, garroba |
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| Catalan | garrofa |
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