Evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob.
Long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute.
Powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute.
1Brush, carob and olive trees climb the slopes, flowering mimosa graces roadsides.
2A boy of six introduced a carob-nut kernel into each ear.
3The boy had been both hung and impaled on the old carob tree.
4Desserts using carob won't substitute your chocolate yearning, but it certainly is a start.
5The mixed smells of carob trees, goats, birdshit, and deep frying filled the air.
6Tells about the term carat which is derived from a Greek word meaning carob seed.
7The carob tree, white poplar, a thorn bush, and the oleander are found in some localities.
8Sprinkle some carob powder on top.
9He spit at the carob tree.
10A young man with shoulder-length hair and a striped apron stood behind the counter eating a carob bar.
11His work was to stay in the fields and feed them with husks, the hard pods of the carob tree.
12Rooms are stone-floored and en suite, and singles and doubles are available with views over the pine, olive and carob-dotted grounds.
13He made his way through the orchard until he came to a carob tree at whose root he struck with the axe.
14Girne is the Turkish name on the signposts for this ancient carob-trading seaport turned resort, and Kyrenia is the still-used Greek name.
15Further afield, flocks of sheep jostled for spots in the shade of the olive and carob trees that dot the parched fields.
16Bonnie's homemade arrowroot cookies got an enthusiastic nod but Rachel's carob oaties and granola goodies were deemed to have too much fiber.