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LOCUST BEAN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute

Synonyms:

algarroba; algarroba bean; carob; carob bean; locust bean; locust pod

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("locust bean" is a kind of...):

bean (any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans)

Holonyms ("locust bean" is a part of...):

algarroba; carob; carob bean tree; carob tree; Ceratonia siliqua (evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob)

Holonyms ("locust bean" is a substance of...):

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

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