carob
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
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.
a powder made from the ground pods and seeds of this tree and used in cooking, especially as a substitute for chocolate.
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Strawberry trees, Mediterranean hackberry, myrtle shrubs, carob trees and chestnut trees — all shown in the drawings — were also available, he says.
Finds in a Spanish cave inspire an artistic take on warm-weather Neandertals | Bruce Bower | March 9, 2021 | Science NewsWhile these innovations do improve baked whole-wheat products, the final results mostly retain their seventies-era, earth-mama, “would you like some carob chips with that” vibes.
Desserts using carob won't substitute your chocolate yearning, but it certainly is a start.
On the opposite bank are two tapering columns without their capitals, placed in a tuft of carob trees.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsUsually they indicate the carob tree, as cultivated and subspontaneous, or nearly wild.
Origin of Cultivated Plants | Alphonse De Candolle
The carob has two names in ancient languages—the one Greek, keraunia or kerateia;1692 the other Arabic, chirnub or charûb.
Origin of Cultivated Plants | Alphonse De CandolleOne species of evergreen tree, called the carob, grew only ten feet in height, but spread to three times that in breadth.
A Trip to the Orient | Robert Urie JacobThe tree is the carob tree, of which you have here a picture--a fine large tree bearing a sweet pod containing the seeds.
Among the Trees at Elmridge | Ella Rodman Church
British Dictionary definitions for carob
/ (ˈkærəb) /
Also called: algarroba an evergreen leguminous Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, with compound leaves and edible pods
Also called: algarroba, Saint John's bread the long blackish sugary pod of this tree, used as a substitute for chocolate and for animal fodder
Origin of carob
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