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单词 carob tree
释义

carob tree in British English

(ˈkærəb triː)
noun
another name for carob (sense 1)
 

carob in British English

(ˈkærəb)
noun
1.  Also called: algarroba
an evergreen leguminous Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, with compound leaves and edible pods
2.  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
Word origin
C16: from Old French carobe, from Medieval Latin carrūbium, from Arabic al kharrūbah

Examples of 'carob tree' in a sentence
carob tree

Among the red pines were scattered wild carob trees.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is so small it does not even have a coffee-shop and street signs are hammered on to carob trees.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This rare hamlet-hotel is set among fields of ancient olive and carob trees, criss-crossed by low dry-stone walls.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
By 7am we were crouched behind a stone wall looking over a bleached landscape of small rocky fields, carob trees and prickly pears.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The developers have pledged to preserve the indigenous flora and fauna of a site set among mature oak, pine and carob trees.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
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