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car⋅ob

  [kar-uhb]
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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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Carob Candy
Sweetened and Unsweetened carob Carob baking drops
www.Bulkfoods.com/Carob.htm
Raw Carob Powder
Really Raw Carob Powder here. 100% Raw and untoasted
www.TheRawFoodWorld.com
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.]
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Word Origin & History

carob 
1548, from Fr. carobe, ult. from Arabic kharrub "locust bean pod" (also in Pers. khirnub), from Assyr. kharubu.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

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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