car·ob
/ˈkerəb/
noun
- a brown floury powder extracted from the carob bean, used as a substitute for chocolate.
- a small evergreen Arabian tree which bears long brownish-purple edible pods.
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Carob
Plant
The carob is a flowering evergreen tree or shrub in the Caesalpinioideae sub-family of the legume family, Fabaceae. It is widely cultivated for its edible fruit, which takes the form of seed pods, and as an ornamental tree in gardens and... Wikipedia
Carob (Ceratonia siliqua) is a tree native to Mediterranean regions. Its fruit are broad pods that are eaten as food and also used in medicine.