<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">locust bean pod</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31344933</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:33:02</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">carob bean pod</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">carob pod</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">locust bean pods</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">pod, locust bean</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Long pods of the species Ceratonia siliqua, native to Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Mediterranean islands, the Middle East, and the Canary Islands. The pods contain small beans called "locust beans" and sweetish edible pulp. The pods are used as animal feed; ground pods are used as a source of chocolate substitute, a source of sugar, and to make makuba, a liquid binder used in traditional northern Nigerian mud buildings. ]]></dc:description></metadata>