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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


Synonymsalgarroba, algarroba bean, 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. carob (plant) evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob


Synonymsalgarroba, 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. carob (food) powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute


Synonymscarob powder, Saint-John's-bread


Broader (hypernym)food product, foodstuff


Substance holonymalgarroba, algarroba bean, carob, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod









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