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Definitions

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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6. 6
   long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute wordnet

Synonyms

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algarrobaalgarroba beancarob beancarob bean treecarob powdercarob tree

Example

More examples

"The carob is a fruit very answered in Kabylie."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

black carobcarob beancarob gumceratonia siliqua

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