carob

car·ob  (krb)

n.

1.

a. An eastern Mediterranean evergreen tree (Ceratonia siliqua) in the pea family, having pinnately compound leaves and large, dark, leathery pods.

b. The pod of this plant, containing a sweet edible pulp and seeds that yield a gum used as a stabilizer in food products. Also called algarroba.

2. An edible powder or flour made from the ground seeds and pods of this plant, often used as a substitute for chocolate.

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[Middle English carabe, from Old French carobe, from Medieval Latin carrbium, from Arabic arrba, carob pod; see algarroba.]

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carob

Noun

the pod of a Mediterranean tree, used as a chocolate substitute [Arabic al kharrūbah]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	carob - long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute algarroba, algarroba bean, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod carob powder, Saint-John's-bread, carob - powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute carob bean tree, carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua, algarroba, carob - evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob bean - any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
	2.	carob - evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob carob bean tree, carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua, algarroba Ceratonia, genus Ceratonia - carobs algarroba, algarroba bean, carob, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod - long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute bean tree - any of several trees having seedpods as fruits
	3.	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 algarroba, algarroba bean, carob, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod - long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute