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nounAn annual legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), used as a food for cattle and humans.
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noundrought-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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Origin
- Sanskritगोपाली“kind of cucumber”
- Hindiग्वार
- Englishguar
From Hindi ग्वार (gvār), from Sanskrit गोपाली (gopālī, “kind of cucumber”), shortened from गोपालकर्कटी (gopālakarkaṭī, “cowherder's cucumber”), from गोपाल (gopāla, “cowherd”) + कर्कटी (karkaṭī, “cucumber”) (see Latin cucumis and cucurbita).
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Arabic غَار
- غَار (ḡār)annual legume
Romanian fasolea de guar
- fasolea de guarannual legume
Russian гуа́р
- гуа́р (guár)annual legume
Spanish guar
- guarannual legume
Tamil கொத்தவரைக்காய்
- கொத்தவரைக்காய் (kottavaraikkāy)annual legume
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guar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guar
“guar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guar. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guar.
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