Definition of "carob" [car•ob]

• An eastern Mediterranean evergreen tree (Ceratonia siliqua) in the pea family, having pinnately compound leaves and large, dark, leathery pods. (noun)
• 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. (noun)
• An edible powder or flour made from the ground seeds and pods of this plant, often used as a substitute for chocolate. (noun)

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• "a tree called the carob or kharub-tree, which is common in Ionia,"
• "Many dryland fruit trees such as carob and olive also have a tap root."
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