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CAROB TREE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob
Synonyms:
algarroba; carob; carob bean tree; carob tree; Ceratonia siliqua
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Hypernyms ("carob tree" is a kind of...):
bean tree (any of several trees having seedpods as fruits)
Meronyms (parts of "carob tree"):
algarroba; algarroba bean; carob; carob bean; locust bean; locust pod (long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute)
Holonyms ("carob tree" is a member of...):
Ceratonia; genus Ceratonia (carobs)