Carob

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: car=ob

CIDE DICTIONARY

Carob, n. [Cf. F. caroube fruit of the carob tree, Sp. garrobo, al-garrobo, carob tree, fr. Ar. kharrūb, Per. Kharnūb. Cf. Clgaroba.].

•  An evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratania Siliqua) found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean; the St. John's bread; -- called also carob tree.  [1913 Webster]
•  One of the long, sweet, succulent, pods of the carob tree, which are used as food for animals and sometimes eaten by man; -- called also St. John's bread, carob bean, and algaroba bean.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Carob, n.
1 (in full carob-tree) an evergreen tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean, bearing edible pods.
2 its bean-shaped edible seed pod sometimes used as a substitute for chocolate.

Etymology

obs. F carobe f. med.L carrubia, -um f. Arab. karruba