CAROB TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does carob tree mean? 

• CAROB TREE (noun)
  The noun CAROB TREE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CAROB TREE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAROB TREE (noun)

Meaning:

Evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

carob bean tree; carob tree; Ceratonia siliqua; algarroba; carob

Hypernyms ("carob tree" is a kind of...):

bean tree (any of several trees having seedpods as fruits)

Meronyms (parts of "carob tree"):

algarroba; algarroba bean; carob; carob bean; locust bean; locust pod (long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute)

Holonyms ("carob tree" is a member of...):

Ceratonia; genus Ceratonia (carobs)