carob tree
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Noun (1)
- evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carobSynonyms: carobcarob bean treealgarrobaCeratonia siliquaType of bean treeParts carob, carob beanMember of Ceratonia, genus Ceratonia
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“carob tree” is listed under Carob.
Car′ob noun
Origin: Cf. F. caroube fruit of the carob tree, Sp. garrobo, al-garrobo, carob tree, fr. Ar. kharrūb, Per. Kharnūb. Cf. Clgaroba.
1. Botany An evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratania Siliqua) found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean; the St. John's bread; — called also carob tree.
2. One of the long, sweet, succulent, pods of the carob tree, which are used as food for animals and sometimes eaten by man; — called also St. John's bread, carob bean, and algaroba bean.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54