Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun carob

3 senses of carob

Sense 1
carob, carob bean, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust bean, locust pod -- (long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute)
       => bean -- (any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans)

Sense 2
carob, carob tree, carob bean tree, algarroba, Ceratonia siliqua -- (evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob)
       => bean tree -- (any of several trees having seedpods as fruits)

Sense 3
carob, carob powder, Saint-John's-bread -- (powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute)
       => foodstuff, food product -- (a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food)