guar

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An annual legume, used as a food for cattle and humans
(Botanik, Bitkibilim) An annual plant (Cyamopsis tetragonolobus) probably native to India, adapted to semiarid regions and grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, from which guar gum is obtained. Also called cluster bean
{i} legume which produces a natural gum used in the food and paper industries
drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material

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guar gum
a heteropolysaccharide gum, extracted from the guar bean, that is used as a food additive
guar gum
from seeds of the guar plant; used to thicken foods and as sizing for paper and cloth
guar gum
A water-soluble paste made from the seeds of the guar plant and used as a thickener and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals