algarroba (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 , locust bean , locust pod ]

  2. evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob

    [ Syn: carob , carob tree , carob bean tree , ceratonia siliqua ]

  3. mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing

    [ Syn: algarrobilla , algarobilla ]

  4. mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela

    [ Syn: prosopis juliflora , prosopis juliiflora ]

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