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al·ga·ro·ba

or al·gar·ro·ba (ăl′gə-rō′bə) or al·gar·ro·bo (-bō)

2. See carob.

[American Spanish algarroba, mesquite, from Spanish, carob, from Arabic al-ḫarrūba : al-, the + ḫarrūba, carob pod (from ḫarrūb, carob; see ḫrb in Semitic roots).]

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algarroba

(ˌælɡəˈrəʊbə) or

algaroba

1. (Plants) another name for mesquite, carob

2. (Cookery) the edible pod of these trees

Also: algorrobo

[C19: from Spanish, from Arabic al the + kharrūbah carob]

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al•gar•ro•ba

or al•ga•ro•ba

(ˌæl gəˈroʊ bə)

n., pl. -bas.

1. any of certain mesquites, esp. Prosopis juliflora, having pinnate leaves and yellowish flowers.

2. the beanlike pod of this plant.

3. the carob tree or fruit.

[1835–45; < Sp < Arabic al the + kharrūbah carob]

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Noun	1.	algarroba - long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute algarroba bean, carob, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod carob powder, Saint-John's-bread, carob - powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute carob bean tree, carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua, algarroba, carob - evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob bean - any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
	2.	algarroba - evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob carob bean tree, carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua, carob Ceratonia, genus Ceratonia - carobs algarroba, algarroba bean, carob, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod - long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute bean tree - any of several trees having seedpods as fruits
	3.	algarroba - mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing algarobilla, algarrobilla Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora, algarroba - mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela bean - any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
	4.	algarroba - mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora mesquit, mesquite - any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar algarobilla, algarrobilla, algarroba - mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing

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-- We set out early in the morning, and by midday 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.

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Influencia da posicao da semente (no fruto) na germinacao e no desenvolvimento vegetativo de leucena (Leucena leucocephala (LAN.) DE WIT) e algarroba (Prosopis juliflora (SW.) DC).

GERMINATION AND BIOMETRY OF SEEDS AND FRUITS OF Prosopis juliflora (Sw) D C./ GERMINACAO E BIOMETRIA DE FRUTOS E SEMENTES DE Prosopis juliflora (Sw) D.C

Al mismo tiempo que la Real Audiencia estaba viendo el caso de Diego Algarroba llego a esta un segundo caso, esta vez del cacique de Hualqui, que exigia la devolucion de sus tierras ancestrales y la nulidad de la orden de traslado que habia dado el corregidor de Chillan.

Respuestas locales a la politica global del Imperio espanol: tenencia de tierras indigenas en Chile, siglo XVII

Tambien lo harian la molienda / machacado de estos y de frutos como la algarroba, tuna y nuez criolla para obtener pastas y harinas potencialmente empleadas en amasados sin fermentos y en bebidas refrescantes.

LA TRANSICION DE CAZADORES-RECOLECTORES A SOCIEDADES AGROPASTORILES EN ANTOFAGASTA DE LA SIERRA (PUNA DE CATAMARCA, ARGENTINA): PERSPECTIVAS DESDE LA AGENCIA Y LAS PRACTICAS

Segun [18], las vainas de color amarillo, conocidas con el nombre de "algarroba", presentan un alto poder nutritivo y un agradable sabor dulce; estas contienen 1,4 mg de calcio por cada gramo de materia seca.

USE OF NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS IN THE URBAN AREA: THE CASE OF FRUIT FLOURS FROM NATIVE FOREST TREES IN NORTHERN ARGENTINA/CONSUMO DE PRODUCTOS FORESTALES NO MADEREROS EN EL AMBITO URBANO: EL CASO DE HARINAS DE FRUTOS DE ARBOLES DE BOSQUES NATIVOS EN EL NORTE DE ARGENTINA/CONSUMO DE PRODUTOS FLORESTAIS NAO MADEIREIROS NO AMBITO URBANO: O CASO DE FARINHAS DE FRUTOS DE ARVORES DE BOSQUES NATIVOS NO NORTE DA ARGENTINA

En la costa norte, la algarroba es el producto no maderable del algarrobo de mayor relevancia para la economi?1/2a local.

DE LA ESPECIE AL ECOSISTEMA; DEL ECOSISTEMA A LA SOCIEDAD: REVALORIZANDO EL ALGARROBO (PROSOPIS PALLIDA) Y EL RETO DE SU CONSERVACION EN LAMBAYEQUE Y EN LA COSTA NORTE DEL PERU

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