[syn: algarroba, Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
algarroba
n 1: long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp;
used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
[syn: carob, carob bean, algarroba bean, algarroba,
locust bean, locust pod]
2: evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical
carob [syn: carob, carob tree, carob bean tree,
algarroba, Ceratonia siliqua]
3: mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing [syn: algarroba,
algarrobilla, algarobilla]
4: mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to
Venezuela [syn: algarroba, Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis
juliiflora]