Bĕd'e-guār, n.

(gār), n. [Per. băd-āward, or băd-āwardah, prop. a kind of white thorn or thistle, of which camels are fond, from băd, wind, and āward, battle, or āwardah, introduced.] A hairy or spongy substance on rose-bushes, produced by the puncture of certain insects, and once supposed to have valuable medicinal properties. Booth.