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