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  guar

  noun

  a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum guar gum used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth.
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  guar.

  abbreviation

  guaranteed.

guar

¹ American  

[gwahr] / gwɑr /

noun

1. a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum guar gum used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth.

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guar. ² American  

abbreviation

1. guaranteed.

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guar British  

/ ɡwɑː /

noun

1. a leguminous Indian plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus , grown as a fodder crop and for the gum obtained from its seeds

2. Also called: guar gum.  a gum obtained from the seeds of this plant, used as a stabilizer and thickening agent in food (E412) and as sizing for paper

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Etymology

Origin of guar

First recorded in 1880–85, guar is from the Hindi word guār

Example Sentences

Guar gum, a thickener often added to bubble tea and generally safe in small quantities, may also contribute to constipation when consumed frequently.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

Monday night’s episode of Jeopardy! had an unexpectedly moving Final Jeopardy round as contestant Dhruv Guar used his answer to wish host Alex Trebek well.

From Slate • Nov. 12, 2019

After the episode aired, Guar explained in a Twitter thread that Trebek had just told the contestants he was going to be undergoing more chemotherapy to treat his cancer:

From Slate • Nov. 12, 2019