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[syn: algarroba, Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Algaroba \Al`ga*ro"ba\, n. [Sp. algarroba, fr. Ar. al-kharr?bah.
Cf. Carob.] (Bot.)
(a) The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region;
also, its edible beans or pods, called St. John's
bread.
(b) The Honey mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), a small tree
found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet,
pulpy pods. A valuable gum, resembling gum arabic, is
collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico.
[1913 Webster] algaroth
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Prosopis juliflora
n 1: mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to
Venezuela [syn: algarroba, Prosopis juliflora,
Prosopis juliiflora]