guar

noun \ˈgwär\

Definition of GUAR

: a drought-tolerant legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) cultivated in warm regions as a vegetable, for forage, and for its seeds which produce guar gum

Origin of GUAR

Hindi gvār & Urdu guār

First Known Use: 1882

Rhymes with GUAR

ar, are, bar, barre, car, char, czar, far, gar, gnar, jar, Lar, mar, moire, noir, our, par, parr, Parr, R, Saar, scar, spar, SPAR, star, tar, tahr, yare

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