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algarroba

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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

car⋅ob

  [kar-uhb]
–noun
1. a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
2. Also called St. John's-bread, algarroba, locust bean. the pod of this tree, the source of various foodstuffs, including a substitute for chocolate, as well as substances having several industrial uses, and sometimes used as food for animals.
3. a powder made from the ground pods and seeds of this tree and used in cooking, esp. as a substitute for chocolate.
Origin:
1540–50; < MF carobe < ML carrūbium < Ar kharrūb bean-pods, carobs
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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).]
car·ob   (kār'əb)   
n.  

    1. An eastern Mediterranean evergreen tree (Ceratonia siliqua) in the pea family, having pinnately compound leaves and large, dark, leathery pods.

    2. The pod of this plant, containing a sweet edible pulp and seeds that yield a gum used as a stabilizer in food products. Also called algarroba.

  2. An edible powder or flour made from the ground seeds and pods of this plant, often used as a substitute for chocolate.


[Middle English carabe, from Old French carobe, from Medieval Latin carrūbium, from Arabic ḫarrūba, carob pod; see algarroba.]
mes·quite   (mě-skēt', mə-)   
n.  Any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis in the pea family, native to hot, dry regions of the New World and important as plants for bees and forage for cattle, especially:
a. P. glandulosa, native to the southwest United States and northern Mexico. Also called honey mesquite, western honey mesquite.

[Spanish mezquite, from Nahuatl mizquitl.]
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Main Entry: car·ob
Pronunciation: 'kar-&b
Function: noun
1 : a Mediterranean evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratonia siliqua) withracemose red flowers
2 : a carob pod; also : its sweet pulp
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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