carob

Noun

• powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute

• evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob

• long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  carob powder , Saint-John's-bread , carob tree , carob bean tree , algarroba , Ceratonia siliqua , carob bean , algarroba bean , locust bean , locust pod