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ALGARROBA BEAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
Synonyms:
algarroba; algarroba bean; carob; carob bean; locust bean; locust pod
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("algarroba bean" is a kind of...):
bean (any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans)
Holonyms ("algarroba bean" is a part of...):
algarroba; carob; carob bean tree; carob tree; Ceratonia siliqua (evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob)
Holonyms ("algarroba bean" is a substance of...):
carob; carob powder; Saint-John's-bread (powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute)
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