Carob - Definition

n 1: long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp;
used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
[syn: carob, carob bean, algarroba bean, algarroba,
locust bean, locust pod]
2: evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical
carob [syn: carob, carob tree, carob bean tree,
algarroba, Ceratonia siliqua]
3: powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used
as a chocolate substitute [syn: carob, carob powder,
Saint-John's-bread]