| NOUN | plant | locust bean, carob, carob bean, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust pod | long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp |
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| 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, carob bean, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust pod | |
| Part of | carob, carob tree, carob bean tree, algarroba, Ceratonia siliqua | evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods |
| Broader | bean | Any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans |
| Substance of | carob, carob powder, Saint-John's-bread | powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree |
| Spanish | algarroba, garroba | |
| Catalan | garrofa | |
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