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CERATONIA SILIQUA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob

Synonyms:

algarroba; carob; carob bean tree; carob tree; Ceratonia siliqua

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Ceratonia siliqua" is a kind of...):

bean tree (any of several trees having seedpods as fruits)

Meronyms (parts of "Ceratonia siliqua"):

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

Holonyms ("Ceratonia siliqua" is a member of...):

Ceratonia; genus Ceratonia (carobs)

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