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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun carob has 3 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

carobn. [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
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