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English noun: algarroba

1. algarroba (plant) long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute


Synonymsalgarroba bean, carob, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod


Broader (hypernym)bean


Part meronymalgarroba, carob, carob bean tree, carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua


Substance meronymcarob, carob powder, Saint-John's-bread

2. algarroba (plant) evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob


Synonymscarob, carob bean tree, carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua


Broader (hypernym)bean tree


Part holonymalgarroba, algarroba bean, carob, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod


Member meronymCeratonia, genus Ceratonia

3. algarroba (plant) mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing


Synonymsalgarobilla, algarrobilla


Broader (hypernym)bean


Part meronymalgarroba, Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora

4. algarroba (plant) mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela


SynonymsProsopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora


Broader (hypernym)mesquit, mesquite


Part holonymalgarobilla, algarroba, algarrobilla









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