HyperDic: ceratonia_siliqua

English > 1 sense of the expression Ceratonia siliqua:
NOUNplantCeratonia siliqua, carob, carob tree, carob bean tree, algarrobaevergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods
English > Ceratonia siliqua: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningevergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob.
Synonymscarob, carob tree, carob bean tree, algarroba
Member ofCeratonia, genus Ceratoniacarobs
Partscarob, carob bean, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust bean, locust podlong pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp
Broaderbean treeAny of several trees having seedpods as fruits
Spanishalgarroba, algarrobo
CatalanCeratonia siliqua, garrofa, garrover

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