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| car·ob [ kárrəb ] (plural car·obs or car·ob) |
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1. edible powder like chocolate: an edible powder with a taste similar to that of chocolate, made from the seeds and pods of an evergreen tree
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2. edible pod: a long dark-colored edible pod that contains a sweet-tasting pulp
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3. evergreen tree with edible pods: an evergreen tree with edible pods from which carob powder is made. Flowers: red. Native to: Mediterranean. Latin name Ceratonia siliqua.
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| [Mid-16th century. Via obsolete French car(r)obe< Arabic karrūb(a)] |
