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- carob (n.) 1540s, from Fr. carobe, ultimately from Arabic kharrub "locust bean pod" (also in Pers. khirnub), from Assyrian kharubu.
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Carob — Car ob, n. [Cf. F. caroube fruit of the carob tree, Sp. garrobo, al garrobo, carob tree, fr. Ar. kharr[=u]b, Per. Kharn[=u]b. Cf. {Clgaroba}.] 1. (Bot.) An evergreen leguminous tree ({Ceratania Siliqua}) found in the countries bordering the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
CAROB — (Heb. חָרוּב, ḥaruv), the tree Ceratonia siliqua. Though not mentioned in the Bible it presumably existed in Ereẓ Israel in biblical times, as is indicated by its Hebrew name and by the fact that it grows wild in the Mediterranean regions of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
carob — ► NOUN ▪ the edible brownish purple pod of an Arabian tree, from which a powder is extracted for use as a substitute for chocolate. ORIGIN Old French carobe, from Arabic … English terms dictionary
carob — [kar′əb] n. [Fr caroube < ML carrubia < Ar kharrub, bean pod < Aram khārūbā < Assyr kharūbu] 1. a leguminous tree (Ceratonia siliqua) of the E Mediterranean, bearing long, flat, leathery, brown pods with a sweet pulp 2. such a pod,… … English World dictionary
Carob — Johannisbrotbaum Johannisbrotbaum (Ceratonia siliqua) Systematik Unterklasse: Rosenähnliche (Rosidae) … Deutsch Wikipedia
carob — [[t]kæ̱rəb[/t]] carobs 1) N COUNT A carob or carob tree is a Mediterranean tree that stays green all year round. It has dark brown fruit that tastes similar to chocolate. 2) N UNCOUNT: oft N n The dark brown fruit of the carob tree can be… … English dictionary
carob — /kar euhb/, n. 1. a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp. 2. Also called St. John s bread, algarroba, locust bean. the pod of this tree, the source… … Universalium
carob — car·ob kar əb n 1) a Mediterranean evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratonia siliqua) with racemose red flowers 2) a carob pod also its sweet pulp * * * car·ob (karґəb) [Ar. al kharrubah] 1. Ceratonia siliqua. 2. the finely pulverized meal of the … Medical dictionary
carob — noun Etymology: Middle French carobe, from Medieval Latin carrubium, from Arabic kharrūba Date: 1548 1. a Mediterranean evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratonia siliqua) with racemose red flowers 2. a pod of the carob tree or its sweet pulp having a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
carob — [ karəb] noun 1》 the edible brownish purple pod of an Arabian tree, from which a powder is extracted for use as a substitute for chocolate. 2》 the tree which yields carob pods. [Ceratonia siliqua.] Origin ME from OFr. carobe, from med. L.… … English new terms dictionary
