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Ceratonia siliqua

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 06.06.2024

Meanings

Vahemere maadel kasvav liblika tiibu meenutavate punaste õitega puu, mis kasvatab pruunikaid lapikuid kaunu

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Domain classified botany
harilik jaanikaunapuu preferred
carob
carob tree
St. John's bread
Ceratonia siliqua L.
  • kuni 15 m kõrgune laiuva võraga puu liblikõieliste (Leguminosae) sugukonna kaheliigilisest perekonnast
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    • Lehed on 10–20 cm pikkused. Tagasihoidlikud õied koonduvad rohkeõielistesse õisikutesse. Viljad on lamedadtumepruunid, 10–18 cm pikkused kaunad, mille magusas viljalihas on 3–10 lapikut läikivat seemet.
  • a flowering evergreen tree or shrub in the Caesalpinioideae sub-family of the legume family, Fabaceae
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  • Vili: jaanikaun.
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harilik jaanikaunapuu preferred
Usage examples
  • Kaunu kandev puu. Kaunad seostuvad liblikõielistega: harilik jaanikaunapuu Ceratonia siliqua kuulub liblikõieliste sugukonda ja pärineb looduslikult Vahemere piirkonnast
harilik jaanileivapuu
carob
Usage examples
  • The carob is one of the most useful native Mediterranean trees. In producing countries, carob pods have traditionally been used as animal and human food and currently the main use is the seed for gum extraction.
carob tree
Usage examples
  • The carob tree grows as a sclerophyllous evergreen shrub or tree up to 10 m high, with a broad semispherical crown and a thick trunk with brown rough bark and sturdy branches.
St. John's bread
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  • The carob is also known as St.John’s bread or locust bean in reference to the presumed use of its ‘locusts’ as food by St. John the Baptist and, from that derives Johannisbrotbaum in German.
locust bean
Ceratonia siliqua L.
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  • The scientific name of carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.) derives from Greek keras, horn, and Latin siliqua, alluding to the hardness and shape of the pod.
Ceratonia siliqua

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