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algaroba

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al⋅gar⋅ro⋅ba

  [al-guh-roh-buh]
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–noun
1. any of certain mesquites, esp. Prosopis juliflora, having pinnate leaves and yellowish flowers.
2. the beanlike pod of this plant.
3. the carob tree or fruit.
Also, al⋅ga⋅ro⋅ba.

Origin:
1835–45; < Sp < Ar al the + kharrūbah carob
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al·gar·ro·ba or al·ga·ro·ba   (āl'gə-rō'bə)   
n.  

    1. See mesquite.

    2. The edible pod of this plant.

  2. See carob.


[American Spanish, mesquite, from Spanish, carob, from Arabic al-ḫarrūba : al-, the + ḫarrūba, carob pod (from ḫarrūb, carob; see ḫrb in Semitic roots).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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