Noun: locust bean
- Long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
"Locust beans are sometimes used as a natural thickener in food products";
- carob, carob bean, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust pod
Derived forms: locust beans
Type of: bean
Part of: algarroba, carob, carob bean tree, carob powder, carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua, Saint-John's-bread
Encyclopedia: Locust bean