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ALGARROBA

Definition:

[noun] long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
Synonyms: carob, carob bean, bean, locust bean, locust pod
[noun] evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob
Synonyms: carob, carob tree, carob bean tree, Ceratonia siliqua
[noun] mesquite pod used in tanning and dying
Synonyms: algarrobilla, algarobilla
[noun] mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean islands from Mexico to Venezuela
Synonyms: Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora