carob

(noun) long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute. Synonyms: carob bean, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust bean, locust pod.

(noun) evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob. Synonyms: carob tree, carob bean tree, algarroba, Ceratonia siliqua.

(noun) powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute. Synonyms: carob powder, Saint-John's-bread.