cluster bean

/ˌklʌstər bin/
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Definitions of cluster bean
  1. noun
    drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material
    synonyms: Cyamopsis psoraloides, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, guar
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    type of:
    legume, leguminous plant
    an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
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