algarrobilla
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Spanish algarrobilla, diminutive of algarrobo (“carob”).
Noun
algarrobilla (plural algarrobillas)
- Balsamocarpon brevifolium, a plant species found in Chile
- Prosopis humilis, a flowering plant and a tree species found in Argentina
- Prosopis juliflora, the bayahonda blanca, a shrub or small tree species native to Mexico, South America and the Caribbean
- Prosopis nigra, the black carob tree, a leguminous tree species that inhabits the Gran Chaco ecoregion in Argentina and Paraguay
- Senna sophera
- Pithecellobium parvifolium, now Pithecellobium roseum
Spanish
Further reading
- “algarrobilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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