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Webster 1913 Edition
Algaroba
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Alˊga-ro′ba
,Noun.
(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.