guar
/gwɑː(r)/noun
1- 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瓜耳树。亦称CLUSTER BEAN.
1.1
- Cyamopsis tetragonoloba, family Leguminosae.拉丁名Cyamopsis tetragonoloba, 豆科。
1.2
- （亦作guar flour 或guar gum）[mass noun] a fine powder obtained by grinding guar seeds, which is used in the food, paper, and other industries瓜耳豆胶（瓜尔豆磨成的粉, 用于食品、造纸等工业）。
词源
late 19th cent.: from Hindi guār.