NOUN | plant | carob bean tree, carob, carob tree, algarroba, Ceratonia siliqua | evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods |
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Meaning | evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob. | |
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Synonyms | carob, carob 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 |
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