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carob 音标拼音: [k'ɛrəb] n. 角豆树 角豆树 carob n 1: long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute [ synonym: { carob}, { carob bean}, { algarroba bean}, { algarroba}, { locust bean}, { locust pod}] 2: evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob [ synonym: { carob}, { carob tree}, { carob bean tree}, { algarroba}, { Ceratonia siliqua}] 3: powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute [ synonym: { carob}, { carob powder}, { Saint- John' s- bread}] 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 Mediterranean; the St. John' s bread; -- called also { carob tree}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. 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]
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