carob tree

carob tree
noun
evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob
Hypernyms: ↑bean tree
Member Holonyms: ↑Ceratonia, ↑genus Ceratonia
Part Meronyms: ↑carob, ↑carob bean, ↑algarroba bean, ↑algarroba, ↑locust bean, ↑locust pod

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noun
see carob 1a

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carob [carob carobs] [ˈkærəb] [ˈkærəb] (also ˈcarob tree) noun
a southern European tree with dark brown fruit that can be made into a powder that tastes like chocolate
 
Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the carob bean): from Old French carobe, from medieval Latin carrubia, from Arabic k̲arrūba.

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  • carob tree — Carob Car ob, n. [Cf. F. caroube fruit of the carob tree, Sp. garrobo, al garrobo, carob tree, fr. Ar. kharr[=u]b, Per. Kharn[=u]b. Cf. {Clgaroba}.] 1. (Bot.) An evergreen leguminous tree ({Ceratania Siliqua}) found in the countries bordering the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Carob Tree — (Полис,Кипр) Категория отеля: Адрес: Neo Chorio, 8852 Полис, Кипр Опис …   Каталог отелей

  • Carob tree — Taxobox name = Carob Tree image width = 270px image caption = Carob pods ( top , unripe; bottom , ripe) image2 width = 270px image2 caption = Carob leaflets regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia …   Wikipedia

  • The Carob Tree Ranch — (Athienou,Кипр) Категория отеля: Адрес: Lykourgou 38, 7600 Athienou, Кипр …   Каталог отелей

  • Carob — Car ob, n. [Cf. F. caroube fruit of the carob tree, Sp. garrobo, al garrobo, carob tree, fr. Ar. kharr[=u]b, Per. Kharn[=u]b. Cf. {Clgaroba}.] 1. (Bot.) An evergreen leguminous tree ({Ceratania Siliqua}) found in the countries bordering the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • carob bean — Carob Car ob, n. [Cf. F. caroube fruit of the carob tree, Sp. garrobo, al garrobo, carob tree, fr. Ar. kharr[=u]b, Per. Kharn[=u]b. Cf. {Clgaroba}.] 1. (Bot.) An evergreen leguminous tree ({Ceratania Siliqua}) found in the countries bordering the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • CAROB — (Heb. חָרוּב, ḥaruv), the tree Ceratonia siliqua. Though not mentioned in the Bible it presumably existed in Ereẓ Israel in biblical times, as is indicated by its Hebrew name and by the fact that it grows wild in the Mediterranean regions of the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • carob bean tree — noun evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob • Syn: ↑carob, ↑carob tree, ↑algarroba, ↑Ceratonia siliqua • Hypernyms: ↑bean tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Ceraton …   Useful english dictionary

  • carob — [[t]kæ̱rəb[/t]] carobs 1) N COUNT A carob or carob tree is a Mediterranean tree that stays green all year round. It has dark brown fruit that tastes similar to chocolate. 2) N UNCOUNT: oft N n The dark brown fruit of the carob tree can be… …   English dictionary

  • carob bean — noun long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute • Syn: ↑carob, ↑algarroba bean, ↑algarroba, ↑locust bean, ↑locust pod • Hypernyms: ↑bean …   Useful english dictionary

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