Noun: carob bean
- Long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
"The carob bean powder was used as a healthier alternative to cocoa in baking";
- carob, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust bean, locust pod
Derived forms: carob beans
Type of: bean
Part of: algarroba, carob, carob bean tree, carob powder, carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua, Saint-John's-bread
Encyclopedia: Carob bean