Carob
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The carob is a flowering evergreen tree or shrub in the Caesalpinioideae subfamily of the legume family, Fabaceae. The carob tree is native to the Mediterranean region and the Middle East. It is widel
Ceratonia siliqua Keciboynuzu 1370984 Nevit
A leaflet of the leaf of the carob tree
Illustration of Ceratonia siliqua
A large carob tree in Sardinia
Carat (mass)
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The carat is a unit of mass equal to 200 mg, which is used for measuring gemstones and pearls. The current definition, sometimes known as the metric carat, was adopted in 1907 at the Fourth General Co
Carob
…Yiddish, it is called באקסער bokser, derived from the Middle High German bokshornboum "ram's horn tree" (in reference to the shape of the carob). The carat, a unit of mass for gemstones, and a measurement of purity for gold, takes its name via the Arabic qīrāṭ from the Greek name for the carob seed κεράτιον…
A 1-carat (200 mg) brilliant diamond
Diamond-weighing kit, with weights labelled in grams and carats
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