al·gar·ro·ba /ˌælgəˈrobə/
algarroba
n 1: long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp;
used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
[syn: carob, carob bean, algarroba bean, locust
bean, locust pod]
2: evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical
carob [syn: carob, carob tree, carob bean tree, Ceratonia
siliqua]
3: mesquite pod used in tanning and dying [syn: algarrobilla,
algarobilla]
4: mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean islands from Mexico to
Venezuela [syn: Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora]