carob

Examples

• All

• You know what carob tastes like?

  Higher Ground (2011)

• Unfortunately, carob does not fix nitrogen.

  Blog text (1)

• Finally, after he called it "poor man's chocolate," I realized they were carob trees.

  Blog text (25)

• Like carob, honey locust does not fix nitrogen.

  Blog text (1)

• So I got that and then some carob coated dried bananas.

• Eventually, the prodigal wants to eat the carob husks his pigs feed on; nobody gives him anything.

  Academic text (1992)

• For dessert, I have prepared a carob cake with carob ricotta icing.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Mediterranean climates can feature carbohydrate crops like carob, dates, and chestnuts.

  Blog text (1)

• Many people use carob powder in smoothies as a caffeine-free flavoring.

• The carob pods are often harvested to create natural sweeteners for various recipes.

Synonyms

C

carob bean

vscarob

5.1

A long dark brown pod from a carob tree with a sweet soft inside used like chocolate

is the common general name for that same edible pod

L

locust bean

vscarob

7.7

A long pod from the carob tree with sweet pulp used like chocolate and as animal feed

is the broader edible pod term rather than a tree-specific label

A

algarroba bean

vscarob

• Specialized

9.9

A long pod with sweet pulp and small beans people and animals eat, often used like chocolate

is the general pod name used also for food and chocolate substitute

L

locust pod

vscarob

9.5

A long seed pod from a tree with sweet pulp and small beans used for food and animal feed

is the standard edible pod sense rather than referring to the tree

A

algarroba

vscarob

9.9

A Mediterranean tree that always has green leaves and grows sweet edible pods used like chocolate

focuses on the pod itself as the edible product rather than the whole tree

Compounds

C

carob bar

4.8

A sweet snack made from carob powder that people eat like chocolate

C

carob bean

5.1

A long dark brown pod from a carob tree with a sweet soft inside used like chocolate

C

carob bean tree

7.2

An evergreen tree that grows in Mediterranean countries and makes sweet pods eaten like chocolate

C

carob powder

3.6

A fine brown powder made from a sweet pod, used like cocoa in baking

C

carob tree

5.7

A tree that keeps its leaves all year and makes sweet pods used like chocolate

Surface Forms

Etymology