saint-john[s-bread (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Saint-John's-bread*:
NOUN	food	Saint-John's-bread, carob, carob powder	powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree

English > *Saint-John's-bread*: 1 sense > noun 1, food
Meaning	powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute.
Synonyms	carob, carob powder
Broader	foodstuff, food product	A substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
Substances	carob, carob bean, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust bean, locust pod	long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp
Spanish	algarroba, arveja, arvejana, arvejona, garroba, garrofa, garrubia, veza
Catalan	garrofa, garrofina, garrova

HyperDic: saint-john[s-bread