carob

[ kar-uhb ]

/ ˈkær əb /

noun

a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.

Also called St. John's-bread, algarroba, locust bean. the pod of this tree, the source of various foodstuffs, including a substitute for chocolate, as well as substances having several industrial uses, and sometimes used as food for animals.

a powder made from the ground pods and seeds of this tree and used in cooking, especially as a substitute for chocolate.

Origin of carob

1540–50; <Middle French carobe<Medieval Latin carrūbium<Arabic kharrūb bean-pods, carobs

Words nearby carob

Carnot refrigerator, Carnot's theorem, carnous, carny, Caro, carob, caroche, carol, Carola, Carol City, Carole

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Example sentences from the Web for carob

The Locust, or Carob Bean, is now largely used by the stock-feeder.
The Stock-Feeder's Manual|Charles Alexander Cameron
Here and there a carob tree or a clump of tamarisk at a tomb.
Letters from the Holy Land|Elizabeth Butler
On the opposite bank are two tapering columns without their capitals, placed in a tuft of carob trees.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
The carob tree belongs to the natural order Leguminos, sub-order Caesalpin, and is the only species of the genus Ceratonia.
Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products|William Bevan

The pulp of the pods of the Carob tree is eatable; but that of Poinciana is said to be injurious.
Botany for Ladies|Jane Loudon

British Dictionary definitions for carob

carob

/ (ˈkærəb) /

noun

Also called: algarroba an evergreen leguminous Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, with compound leaves and edible pods

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 for carob

C16: from Old French carobe, from Medieval Latin carrūbium, from Arabic al kharrūbah

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	carob
释义	carob [ kar-uhb ] / ˈkær əb / noun a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp. Also called St. John's-bread, algarroba, locust bean. the pod of this tree, the source of various foodstuffs, including a substitute for chocolate, as well as substances having several industrial uses, and sometimes used as food for animals. a powder made from the ground pods and seeds of this tree and used in cooking, especially as a substitute for chocolate. Origin of carob 1540–50; <Middle French carobe<Medieval Latin carrūbium<Arabic kharrūb bean-pods, carobs Words nearby carob Carnot refrigerator, Carnot's theorem, carnous, carny, Caro, carob, caroche, carol, Carola, Carol City, Carole Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carob The Locust, or Carob Bean, is now largely used by the stock-feeder. The Stock-Feeder's Manual\|Charles Alexander Cameron Here and there a carob tree or a clump of tamarisk at a tomb. Letters from the Holy Land\|Elizabeth Butler On the opposite bank are two tapering columns without their capitals, placed in a tuft of carob trees. The Book of Curiosities\|I. Platts The carob tree belongs to the natural order Leguminos, sub-order Caesalpin, and is the only species of the genus Ceratonia. Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products\|William Bevan The pulp of the pods of the Carob tree is eatable; but that of Poinciana is said to be injurious. Botany for Ladies\|Jane Loudon British Dictionary definitions for carob carob / (ˈkærəb) / noun Also called: algarroba an evergreen leguminous Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, with compound leaves and edible pods 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 for carob C16: from Old French carobe, from Medieval Latin carrūbium, from Arabic al kharrūbah Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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