guar

Meaning

Noun

An annual legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (species)), used as a food for cattle and humans.

Related

Similar words

cluster bean, guar bean

Origin

From Hindi ग्वार, from Sanskrit गोपाली ("kind of cucumber"), shortened from गोपालकर्कटी, from गोपाल + कर्कटी (see Latin cucumis and cucurbita).

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