A tree, the common mesquite

• Mesquite pod used in tanning and dying
• Used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
• Evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods
• The biblical carob
• Long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp
• Mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean islands from Mexico to Venezuela

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n. long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute [syn: carob , carob bean , algarroba bean , locust bean , locust pod ] evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob ...