carob

/kˈɛɹəb/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
2. evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob
3. powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute

Synonyms for carob

• carob bean
• algarroba bean
• algarroba
• locust bean
• locust pod
• carob tree
• carob bean tree
• Ceratonia siliqua
• carob powder
• Saint-John's-bread

Words that rhyme with carob

• cherub