noun
evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob
• Syn: ↑carob, ↑carob bean tree, ↑algarroba, ↑Ceratonia siliqua
• Hypernyms: ↑bean tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ceratonia, ↑genus Ceratonia
• Part Meronyms: ↑carob, ↑carob bean, ↑algarroba bean, ↑algarroba, ↑locust bean, ↑locust pod
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nounsee carob 1a
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a southern European tree with dark brown fruit that can be made into a powder that tastes like chocolate
Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the carob bean): from Old French carobe, from medieval Latin carrubia, from Arabic k̲arrūba.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.