ALL meanings of carob
car·ob
C c - variable noun carob 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. 3
- uncountable noun carob The dark-brown fruit of the carob tree can be referred to as carob. It is often made into powder and used instead of chocolate. 3
- noun carob an evergreen leguminous Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, with compound leaves and edible pods 3
- noun carob the long blackish sugary pod of this tree, used as a substitute for chocolate and for animal fodder 3
- noun carob a leguminous tree (Ceratonia siliqua) of the E Mediterranean, bearing long, flat, leathery, brown pods with a sweet pulp 3
- noun carob such a pod, used for fodder or in making a nutritious, chocolatelike drink or candy 3
- noun carob A brown floury powder extracted from the carob bean, used as a substitute for chocolate. 1
- noun carob a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp. 1
- noun carob Also called St. John's-bread, algarroba, locust bean. the pod of this tree, the source of various foodstuffs, including a substitute for chocolate, as well as substances having several industrial uses, and sometimes used as food for animals. 1
- noun carob a powder made from the ground pods and seeds of this tree and used in cooking, especially as a substitute for chocolate. 1
- noun carob chocolate-like bean 1
- noun carob An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region. 0
- noun carob The fruit of that tree. 0
- noun carob A sweet chocolate-like confection made with the pulp of the fruit. 0