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