| n. | 1. | (Bot.) An evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratania Siliqua) found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean; the St. John's bread; - called also |
| 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 |
| Noun | 1. | carob - long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute |
| 2. | carob - evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob | |
| 3. | carob - powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute Synonyms: carob powder, Saint-John's-bread |
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