from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
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}, {algarroba},
{locust bean}, {locust pod}]
2: evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical
carob [syn: {carob}, {carob tree}, {carob bean tree},
{algarroba}, {Ceratonia siliqua}]
3: mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing [syn: {algarroba},
{algarrobilla}, {algarobilla}]
4: mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to
Venezuela [syn: {algarroba}, {Prosopis juliflora}, {Prosopis
juliiflora}]