noun. The Spanish name of the carob-tree, Ceratonia Siliqua.

noun. In America, a name given to the honey-mesquit, Prosopis juliflora, and to the Hymenæa Courbaril.

noun. A substance resembling catechu in appearance and properties, obtained from the La Plata, and containing tannin mixed with a deep-brown coloring matter.

noun. Also spelled algaroba.

noun. long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute

noun. evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob

noun. mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela

noun. mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing

"-- The locust tree of the West Indies; also called algarroba in tropical regions."

algarroba bean  

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