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(gwär)

noun

an annual leguminous plant (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) native to India and grown in the SW U.S. for forage

Origin: Hindi guār

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noun

An annual plant (Cyamopsis tetragonolobus) probably native to India, adapted to semiarid regions and grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, from which guar gum is obtained. Also called cluster bean.

Origin:

Origin: Hindi guār

Origin: , from Sanskrit gopālī, a kind of cucumber

Origin: , short for gopālakarkaṭī, cowherder's cucumber

Origin: , from gopālaḥ, cowherd

Origin: : gauḥ, cow; see g^wou- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + pālayati, he brings across safely, protects (variant of pārayati; see per-² in Indo-European roots)

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