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noun

a seed of a carob pod.

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Origin of locust bean

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby locust bean

locus in quo, locus of control, locus sigilli, locus standi, locust, locust bean, locust bird, locust years, locution, locutionary, locutionary act

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How to use locust bean in a sentence

Once even a blue bean (a bullet) made sad work with my head, and my fist has got a deuce of a smashing.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Brazilian bean; the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, indigenous to America.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Called "Brazilian bean," because it resembled a bean then known in France by that name.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
They are coffee-bean-shaped cocci which lie in pairs with their flat surfaces together (Fig. 116).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

At daylight he opened another can of beans and made himself two thick bean sandwiches, and walked on while he ate them slowly.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower