carob
noun
car·ob ˈker-əb 
ˈka-rəb
1
: a Mediterranean evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratonia siliqua) with racemose red flowers
2
: a pod of the carob tree or its sweet pulp having a flavor similar to that of chocolate
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Diet books from the 1970s heavily feature carob, Tab, and grapefruit. 
Your Fat Friend, SELF, 3 Apr. 2020 Additional notes of carob, chicory, black pepper, Chinese star anise, cloves, and cassia oil round out this flavorful, warm cuppa. Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2019 Among others, the trove features olives, eggs, figs, carob, almonds, lentils and a loaf of bread sliced into eight pieces. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 27 July 2019 Almond and carob are two of the region’s most enduring crops. Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 July 2019 Honey baklava is shaped in logs rather than triangles and filled with tahini, honey, carob syrup, and pistachios. Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2018 Order the quail and pork belly roasted over carob wood. Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2018 Krikov creates tahini spreads blended either with carob, cocoa, or pressed dates ($7 each for 6 ounces). Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2018 Get a mix, like those from Puppy Cake, which use healthy ingredients, such as beet powder, carob powder, and bananas, to make substitutes for human favorites (hello, red velvet!). Stephanie Granada, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018 See More
Your Fat Friend, SELF, 3 Apr. 2020 Additional notes of carob, chicory, black pepper, Chinese star anise, cloves, and cassia oil round out this flavorful, warm cuppa. Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2019 Among others, the trove features olives, eggs, figs, carob, almonds, lentils and a loaf of bread sliced into eight pieces. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 27 July 2019 Almond and carob are two of the region’s most enduring crops. Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 July 2019 Honey baklava is shaped in logs rather than triangles and filled with tahini, honey, carob syrup, and pistachios. Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2018 Order the quail and pork belly roasted over carob wood. Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2018 Krikov creates tahini spreads blended either with carob, cocoa, or pressed dates ($7 each for 6 ounces). Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2018 Get a mix, like those from Puppy Cake, which use healthy ingredients, such as beet powder, carob powder, and bananas, to make substitutes for human favorites (hello, red velvet!). Stephanie Granada, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle French carobe, from Medieval Latin carrubium, from Arabic kharrūba
First Known Use
1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
carob
noun
car·ob ˈkar-əb
1
: a Mediterranean evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratonia siliqua) with racemose red flowers
2
: a carob pod
also : its sweet pulp