looking for the meaning of the word

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In article <960114181949.15237 at pcvan.or.jp>, QEF17396 at pcvan.or.jp says...
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>I am puzzled with unknown word "cyamoposis gum".   Does anyone know 
>the meaning of this word...
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>I have seen this as well, and I suppose they must be referring to guar 
gum, a commercial polysaccharide obtained from the shrub Cyamopsis 
tetragonoloba.  It is a galactomannan used in foods as a thickener, and 
in conjunction with bacterial xanthan gum, as a gelling agent.