carob

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++car·ob /ˈkærəb/ noun [uncountable]  DFNthe fruit of a Mediterranean tree, which tastes similar to chocolate 角豆〔产于地中海地区，味似巧克力〕

Examples from the Corpus

carob• Chocolate and chocolate sauces, toffees, fudge, butterscotch, carob chocolate.• Then, as I looked back at the dark, inscrutable carob tree, I did feel a faint touch of fear.• And then another figure appeared from behind the carob.• The pods of the carob trees dangled, black and leaking rank gum, ripe for cropping.• The carob came into sight below.Origin carob (1500-1600) French carobe, from Medieval Latin carrubium, from Arabic kharrubah

car·ob nounChineseSyllable  

Mediterranean a tastes Corpus the similar of which tree, fruit

carob
car‧ob /ˈkærəb/ noun [uncountable]the fruit of a Mediterranean tree, which tastes similar to chocolate

carobBrE /ˈkærəb/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkærəb/ 🔊 (also ˈcarob tree) nouna southern European tree with dark brown fruit that can be made into a powder that tastes like chocolate 角豆树（产于南欧，果实可制粉，味道似巧克力）