(|) ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun
Usage: usually capitalized S&J
Etymology: after St. John the Baptist, known as the precursor of Christ; probably in allusion to John's preaching in the wilderness of Judea and subsisting on honey and locusts (Mt 3:4 & Mk 1:6), the carob being also called locust bean, and locust (tree) being confused with locust (grasshopper)
: carob 1b