carob >> /ˈkɛrəb/
Definition: [noun] A brown floury powder extracted from the carob bean, used as a substitute for chocolate.
Example: Fortunately the redoubtable Ms. Hillary is not diabetic, as chocolates are high on the prohibited list, as are the so-called ‘diabetic’ chocolates or the chocolate substitute carob.
Definition: [noun] A small evergreen Arabian tree which bears long brownish-purple edible pods.The edible pod of the carob tree.
Example: To save his life, the rabbi withdrew with his son to a cave in Galilee where, miraculously, a carob tree grew and a water well appeared, so that he never lacked for food or water.