| 单词 | carob-bean |
| 释义 | > as lemmascarob-bean 1. The fruit of an evergreen leguminous tree ( Ceratonia siliqua), Carob-tree, a native of the Levant: a long flat horn-like pod containing numerous hard seeds embedded in pulp. Also called carob-bean, carob-pod.Generally identified with the ‘husks’ eaten by the prodigal in the parable, Luke xv. 16; and by some taken to be the ‘locusts’ eaten by John the Baptist, whence the names locust-pods, and St. John's bread. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible pods, seeds, leaves, or flowers > [noun] > carob carob1548 St John's bread1568 locust1597 carat1601 algarroba1671 locust bean1731 1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. G.iij It may be called in english a Carobe tree, and the fruite Carobes or Carobbeanes. 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Algarrova Carobes, or S. Johns bread. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 172 As for those Carobs or Cods of Syria. 1682 G. Wheler Journey into Greece vi. 424 Ægina hath..abundance of Almonds, and Keratia, or Carobs. 1880 V. L. Cameron Our Future Highway I. ii. 28 The carob harvest was going on as well as the olive gathering. 1886 A. H. Church Food-grains of India 170 Carob pods are 6 inches to 1 foot in length, and about 1 inch broad. < as lemmas |
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