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locust bean

 
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–noun
1. carob.
2. a seed of a carob pod.
Origin:
1840–50

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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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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