Noun: cluster bean klús-tu(r) been
- Drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material
"cluster bean gum is widely used in the food industry as a stabilizer";
- guar, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, Cyamopsis psoraloides
Derived forms: cluster beans
Type of: legume, leguminous plant
Part of: Cyamopsis, genus Cyamopsis
Encyclopedia: Cluster bean