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SAINT-JOHN'S-BREAD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Saint-John's-bread mean? 

SAINT-JOHN'S-BREAD (noun)
  The noun SAINT-JOHN'S-BREAD has 1 sense:

1. powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substituteplay

  Familiarity information: SAINT-JOHN'S-BREAD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SAINT-JOHN'S-BREAD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

carob; carob powder; Saint-John's-bread

Hypernyms ("Saint-John's-bread" is a kind of...):

food product; foodstuff (a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food)

Meronyms (substance of "Saint-John's-bread"):

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)


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