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(noun) powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute |
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Synonyms: Saint-John's-bread, carob powder |
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Related Words: food product, foodstuff |
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| 2. |
(noun) evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob |
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Synonyms: Ceratonia siliqua, algarroba, carob bean tree, carob tree |
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Related Words: bean tree |
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(noun) long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute |
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Synonyms: algarroba, algarroba bean, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod |
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Related Words: bean, bean plant |
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