NOUN
- evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob
- long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
- mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela
- mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing
How To Use algarroba In A Sentence
- Their principal ceremony is in connection with the ripening of the algarroba, when the priests in fantastic dress go about the trees, dancing and singing at the top of their voices to the sound of a wooden drum, keeping up the din day and night. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman
- Yes, there are delights; but "life is real, life is earnest," and a meal of _algarroba_ beans (the husks of the prodigal son of Luke XV.) is not any more tempting if eaten under the shade of Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America
- The monk's advice is like the algarroba; -- [The algarroba is a sort of leguminous plant common in Spain] -- when it is laid up to dry it may be reasonably wholesome, but it is harsh and bitter enough when taken fresh. Leila or, the Siege of Granada, Book II.
- From the algarroba they prepare an intoxicating liquor which rouses them to a fighting frenzy. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman
- From the _algarroba_ bean an intoxicating drink is made, called _ang - min_, and then yells, hellish sounds and murderous blows inspire terror in the paleface guest. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America
- -- The locust tree of the West Indies; also called algarroba in tropical regions. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture
- Chaparral consists primarily of shrub species like the papelillo (Bouganvillea sp.), some cacti and the overo (Cordia lutea) among others and the algarrobal dominated by species of algarrobo (Prosopis spp.) are also vegetative associations of this ecoregion. Tumbes-Piura dry forests
- We set out early in the morning, and by mid-day reached the ravine of Paypote, where there is a tiny rill of water, with a little vegetation, and even a few algarroba trees, a kind of mimosa. Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle
- They live chiefly upon fish and the fruit of the algarroba, a species of mesquit or honey-locust, but will eat anything that is not poisonous, even rats and grasshoppers. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman
- They live chiefly upon fish and the fruit of the algarroba, a species of mesquit or honey-locust, but will eat anything that is not poisonous, even rats and grasshoppers. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman