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Carob
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) An evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratania Siliqua) found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean; the St. John's bread; - called also carob tree.
(2):
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Carob'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/carob.html. 1828.