guar
Definition
Noun 1. A drought-tolerant leguminous plant: A plant (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) cultivated in arid regions, valued for its ability to grow with little water. 2. A source of forage and seed: The plant is grown to provide food for livestock (forage) and for its beans (seeds). 3. The source of guar gum: The seeds of this plant yield a substance (guar gum) that is processed and used as a thickening, stabilizing, or sizing agent in various industries.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Farmers in dry regions often plant guar because it requires very little rainfall.
- The guar crop is harvested both for animal feed and for its valuable seeds.
- Guar is an important agricultural commodity due to the gum derived from its seeds.
Advanced Usage
- "Guar cultivation": The agricultural practice of growing guar plants.
- Guar cultivation has expanded to meet the global demand for guar gum.
- "Guar bean": Another term for the seed pod or seed of the guar plant.
- The guar bean is processed to extract the galactomannan used in food and industry.
Variants and Related Words
- Guar gum (noun): The refined powder derived from guar seeds, used as a hydrocolloid thickener and stabilizer.
- Guar gum is commonly added to ice cream to prevent ice crystals from forming.
- Cluster bean (noun): A common name for the guar plant, referring to the way its beans grow in clusters.
Synonyms
- Cluster bean: The most common synonym for the plant itself.
- Cyamopsis tetragonoloba: The botanical (Latin) name for the guar plant.
Related Terms (Contextual)
- Legume: The family of plants to which guar belongs.
- Thickening agent: A primary function of the product (guar gum) derived from guar.
- Forage crop: A type of crop, like guar, grown primarily to feed livestock.
Noun
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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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