Carob-tree
21carob — [ karəb] noun 1》 the edible brownish purple pod of an Arabian tree, from which a powder is extracted for use as a substitute for chocolate. 2》 the tree which yields carob pods. [Ceratonia siliqua.] Origin ME from OFr. carobe, from med. L.… …
22carob — noun a) An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region. b) the fruit of that tree. Syn: St. Johns bread, locust bean …
23carob — car·ob || kærÉ™b n. Mediterranean tree that bears brown pod like fruit; pod of this tree; powder made from these pods (often used as a substitute for chocolate) …
24carob — car•ob [[t]ˈkær əb[/t]] n. 1) pln a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long leathery pods containing sweet edible pulp 2) pln the pod of this tree 3) coo the pulp of the pods, often ground into a powder and used… …
25carob — /ˈkærəb / (say karuhb) noun 1. the fruit of a tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the Mediterranean regions, being a long, dry pod containing hard seeds in a sweet pulp, used as animal fodder, and in cookery as a substitute for chocolate. 2. the tree.… …
26carob — car|ob [ˈkærəb] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: carobe, from Medieval Latin carrubium, from Arabic kharrubah] the fruit of a Mediterranean tree, which tastes similar to chocolate …
27carob — car|ob [ kerəb ] noun uncount a sweet brown powder that tastes like chocolate and is made from the seeds of a Mediterranean tree …
28carob — noun (U) the fruit of a Mediterranean tree, that tastes similar to chocolate and is sometimes eaten instead of chocolate …
29carob — UK [ˈkærəb] / US [ˈkerəb] noun [uncountable] a sweet brown powder that tastes like chocolate and is made from the seeds of a Mediterranean tree …
30bean tree — noun any of several trees having seedpods as fruits • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑tonka bean, ↑tonka bean tree, ↑Coumarouna odorata, ↑Dipteryx odorata, ↑carob, ↑carob tree, ↑ …
