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semi-palmated (iou) and Carob (medicine)


semi-palmated (iou)



semi-palmated adjective. L18.
[from SEMI- + PALMATED.]
Zoology. (Having toes etc.) webbed only along part of the length; half-webbed.
semi-palmated sandpiper an American migratory shore-bird, Calidris pusilla.
semi-'palmate adjective = SEMI-PALMATED E19.
semi-palmation noun the condition of being semi-palmated L19.

Carob (medicine)


carob
<botany> The seed pods from a Mediterranean tree, also called St. John's bread and honey locust.

Carob is rich in calcium, potassium and phosphorus. It is used as a natural sweet to take the place of sugar, chocolate and cocoa.