1540s, from French carobe, ultimately from Arabic (Semitic) kharrub "locust bean pod" (also in Persian as khirnub), perhaps from Assyrian kharubu or Aramaic kharubha "carob tree, carob, [..]

The seed from the carob tree which is dried, ground, and used primarily as a substitute for chocolate.

The seed from the carob tree which is dried, ground, and used primarily as a substitute for chocolate.

The sweet pulp of the long, leathery pods from an evergreen tree native to the Middle East. The pulp can be eaten raw, but is usually dried, roasted and ground into a powder. The powder has a flavor s [..]

(KEHR-uhb) – The long, leathery pods from the tropical carob tree contain a sweet, edible pulp (which can be eaten fresh) and a few hard, inedible seeds.  After drying, the pulp is roasted and ground [..]

The seed from the carob tree which is dried, ground, and used primarily as a substitute for chocolate.

comes from a pod from a tree, like cocoa powder, yet it has no cocoa butter or caffeine and is lower in fat.

(n) long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute(n) evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob(n) powder fr [..]

Carob is the bean of a tropical plant that is packed with nutrients. It is high in vitamin A, omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, as well as high in calcium and potassium. It has similar properties to chocolate, but does NOT contain theobromine, the chemical in chocolate that is poisonous to dogs.