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noun

Carob n.

(Bot.) An evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratania Siliqua) found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean; the St. John's bread; called also carob tree.

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 St. John's bread, carob bean, and algaroba bean.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Carob" : locust pod, carob bean, carob powder, bean, genus Ceratonia, algarroba, locust bean, foodstuff, carob tree, carob bean tree