Ke\u00e7iboynuzunun<\/a> Yunanca ad\u0131 “keration”, \u0130ngilizcede “carob”, Arap\u00e7ada “k\u0131rr\u0131t”t\u0131r. Ke\u00e7iboynuzunun tohumu y\u0131llarca elmas \u00f6l\u00e7mek i\u00e7in kullan\u0131lm\u0131\u015f. Elmaslar, ke\u00e7iboynuzu tohumlar\u0131 ile tart\u0131l\u0131p sat\u0131l\u0131rm\u0131\u015f. Bu nedenle ke\u00e7iboynuzu, k\u0131rat veya karat dedi\u011fimiz \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fc birimine isim babal\u0131\u011f\u0131 yapm\u0131\u015f.<\/p>\n Prof. Dr. Ayd\u0131n Akkaya a\u00e7\u0131klamas\u0131na g\u00f6re; Ke\u00e7iboynuzu \u00e7ekirde\u011fi do\u011fada a\u011f\u0131rl\u0131\u011f\u0131 de\u011fi\u015femeyen bir tohumdur. Tohumlu bitkilerden yaln\u0131z ke\u00e7iboynuzu uzun s\u00fcre suda bekletildikten sonra filiz verebilir.Bu,hem \u00e7ok kurudu\u011fu ve meyvesinden \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131ktan sonra son ve sabit a\u011f\u0131rl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7in hem de i\u00e7ine su almas\u0131 ihtimalinin \u00e7ok az ve \u00e7ok uzun s\u00fcreye ba\u011fl\u0131 oldu\u011fu i\u00e7indir.<\/p>\n