Definition of carob Carob
/kɛˈɹʌb/ - [kerub] - car•ob
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What does carob mean?
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NounPlural: carobs |
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| carob - long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute | ||
| carob bean, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust bean, locust pod | ||
| bean any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food | ||
| carob bean tree, carob tree, ceratonia siliqua, carob, algarroba powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute | ||
| carob - evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob | ||
| carob tree, carob bean tree, algarroba, Ceratonia siliqua | ||
| bean tree any of several trees having seedpods as fruits | ||
| ceratonia, genus ceratonia carobs | ||
| carob - powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute | ||
| carob powder, Saint-John's-bread | ||
| food product, foodstuff a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food | ||
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Wiktionary 
- carob (Noun)
An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region. - carob (Noun)
The fruit of that tree. - carob (Noun)
A sweet chocolate-like confection made with the pulp of the fruit.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- carob (n.)
An evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratania Siliqua) found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean; the St. John's bread; -- called also carob tree. - carob (n.)
One of the long, sweet, succulent, pods of the carob tree, which are used as food for animals and sometimes eaten by man; -- called also St. John's bread, carob bean, and algaroba bean.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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carob
kar′ob, n. the algaroba or locust-tree, a tree of the order Leguminosæ, native to the Mediterranean countries. [Through Fr. from Ar. kharrūbah.]
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🔤- carob, noun, singular of carobs.
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