| NOUN | plant | Ceratonia siliqua, carob, carob tree, carob bean tree, algarroba | 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, carob bean tree, algarroba | |
| 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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