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Carob

//ˈkæɹəb// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute wordnet
  3. 3
    The fruit of that tree. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob wordnet
  5. 5
    A sweet chocolate-like confection made with the pulp of the fruit. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French carobe, from Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb), from Classical Syriac ܚܪܘܒܐ (ḥarrūḇā).

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