carob

• ⇰ An evergreen leguminous tree (<spn>Ceratania Siliqua</spn>) found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean; the St. John's bread; -- called also carob tree>.
• ⇰ One of the long, sweet, succulent, pods of the carob tree, which are used as food for animals and sometimes eaten by man; -- called also St. John's bread>, carob bean>, and algaroba bean>.