carob
/ˈkærəb/noun
1
- mass noun a brown floury powder extracted from the carob bean, used as a substitute for chocolate角豆粉（用作巧克力的替代品）。
2
- （亦作carob tree）a small evergreen Arabian tree which bears long brownish-purple edible pods角豆树。亦称locust tree.
2.1
- Ceratonia siliqua, family Leguminosae.拉丁名Ceratonia siliqua,豆科。
2.2
- （亦作carob bean）the edible pod of this tree角豆荚。亦称locust bean.
词源
late Middle English (denoting the carob bean)： from Old French carobe, from medieval Latin carrubia, from Arabic ḵarrūba.