Definitions for guargwɑr

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

guargwɑr(n.)

  1. a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown for forage and for its gum-yielding seeds.

    Category: Pharmacology, Plants

Origin of guar:

1880–85; < Hindi guār

guar.

  1. guaranteed.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. guar, cluster bean, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, Cyamopsis psoraloides(noun)

    drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material

Wiktionary

  1. guar(Noun)

    An annual legume, used as a food for cattle and humans.


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