Carob vs. Karob — What's the Difference?

An edible powder or flour made from the ground seeds and pods of this plant, used as a substitute for chocolate.

The twenty-fourth part of a grain; - a weight used by goldsmiths.

The carob (Ceratonia siliqua) is a flowering evergreen tree or shrub in the Caesalpinioideae sub-family of the legume family, Fabaceae. It is widely cultivated for its edible pods, and as an ornamental tree in gardens and landscapes.

A Mediterranean evergreen tree (Ceratonia siliqua) of the pea family, having pinnately compound leaves and large, dark, leathery pods.

The pod of this plant, containing a sweet edible pulp and seeds that yield a gum used as a stabilizer in food products. Also called algaroba.

An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region.

The fruit of that tree.

A sweet chocolate-like confection made with the pulp of the fruit.

An evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratania Siliqua) found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean; the St. John's bread; - called also carob tree.

One of the long, sweet, succulent, pods of the carob tree, which are used as food for animals and sometimes eaten by man; - called also St. John's bread, carob bean, and algaroba bean.

Long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute

Evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob

Powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute