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Definition of Algaroba
1. n. The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region; also, its edible beans or pods, called St. John's bread.
Definition of Algaroba
1. the mesquite [n -S] - See also: mesquite
Medical Definition of Algaroba
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Algaroba
Literary usage of Algaroba
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natural History of Hawaii: Being an Account of the Hawaiian People, the by William Alanson Bryan (1915)
"In addition to its asthetic qualities the algaroba is one of the most useful of
trees. ... The algaroba is also our most important honey-producing plant, ..."
2. The River Pilcomayo from Its Discharge Into the River Paraguay to Parallel by Gunnar Anfin Lange (1906)
"804 algaroba abundant, some mistol and white quebracho. ... 950 Pastured country
with a little algaroba; further away no woods and far to the south palms. ..."
3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1892)
"The plants and trees growing wild in llie country yield an extraordinary variety
of commercial products, including algaroba and ..."
4. South America and the Pacific: Comprising a Journey Across the Pampas and by Peter Campbell Scarlett (1838)
"... them—A waggon train—A solitary shopkeeper—A foray of the Indians—Female
wonder—Mosquitoes—Quick travelling—Wire spectacles—Rivers of the plain—algaroba ..."
5. Tropical Agriculture: The Climate, Soils, Cultural Methods, Crops, Live by Earley Vernon Wilcox (1916)
"In Hawaii the algaroba occupies an area of 50000 acres or more, ... The two
companies which are preparing algaroba feed offer about $10 a ton for the ..."
6. Our Hawaii by Charmian London (1917)
"The first seed of the algaroba was brought to Hawaii from France by Father
Bachelot, founder of the Catholic Mission, and was planted by him in Honolulu, ..."
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