algaroba

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algaroba - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Algaroba \Al`ga*ro"ba\, n. [Sp. algarroba, fr. Ar. al-kharr?bah.
     Cf. Carob.] (Bot.)
     (a) The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region;
         also, its edible beans or pods, called St. John's   bread
         .
     (b) The Honey mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), a small tree
         found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet,
         pulpy pods. A valuable gum, resembling gum arabic, is
         collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico.
         [1913 Webster] algaroth