guar

noun

• a drought-resistant plant of the pea family, which is grown as a vegetable and fodder crop and as a source of guar gum, native to dry regions of Africa and Asia. Also called cluster bean.

  • Cyamopsis tetragonoloba, family Leguminosae
• (also guar gum or guar flour) a fine powder obtained by grinding guar seeds, which has numerous commercial applications, especially in the food industry, where it is used as a thickener and a binder.