algarroba n long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute n evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob n mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing n mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela Synonym(s) carob carob bean algarroba bean locust bean locust pod carob tree carob bean tree Ceratonia siliqua algarrobilla algarobilla Prosopis juliflora Prosopis juliiflora