Saint-John's-bread

Saint-John's-bread
noun
powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute
Syn: ↑carob, ↑carob powder
Hypernyms: ↑foodstuff, ↑food product
Substance Meronyms: ↑carob, ↑carob bean, ↑algarroba bean, ↑algarroba, ↑locust bean, ↑locust pod

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\(|) ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized S&J
Etymology: after St. John the Baptist, known as the precursor of Christ; probably in allusion to John's preaching in the wilderness of Judea and subsisting on honey and locusts (Mt 3:4 & Mk 1:6), the carob being also called locust bean, and locust (tree) being confused with locust (grasshopper)
: carob 1b

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