English noun: carob |
1. | carob (plant) long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute |
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| Synonyms | algarroba, algarroba bean, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bean |
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| Part meronym | algarroba, carob, carob bean tree, carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua |
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| Substance meronym | carob, carob powder, Saint-John's-bread |
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2. | carob (plant) evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob |
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| Synonyms | algarroba, carob bean tree, carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bean tree |
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| Part holonym | algarroba, algarroba bean, carob, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod |
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| Member meronym | Ceratonia, genus Ceratonia |
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3. | carob (food) powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute |
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| Synonyms | carob powder, Saint-John's-bread |
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| Broader (hypernym) | food product, foodstuff |
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| Substance holonym | algarroba, algarroba bean, carob, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod |
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