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
Kaunu kandev puu. Kaunad seostuvad liblikõielistega: harilik jaanikaunapuu Ceratonia siliqua kuulub liblikõieliste sugukonda ja pärineb looduslikult Vahemere piirkonnast
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.
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.
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.
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.
