Illustration of soybean
variants
or chiefly British soya bean
: a hairy annual Asian legume (Glycine max) widely grown for its oil-rich proteinaceous seeds and for forage and soil improvement
also
: its seed
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The decline is due to decreases in the average sales price of soybean products and the quantity of soybeans processed.
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The eight others are soybeans, fish, crustacean shellfish, wheat, milk, eggs, peanuts and tree nuts.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The beetles really like eating Michigan's newest aphid pest, the soybean aphid.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
The debris field was approximately 1,800 feet long by approximately 300 feet at its widest point amid dense forest, cotton, and soybean fields.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
The eight others are soybeans, fish, crustacean shellfish, wheat, milk, eggs, peanuts and tree nuts.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The beetles really like eating Michigan's newest aphid pest, the soybean aphid.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
The debris field was approximately 1,800 feet long by approximately 300 feet at its widest point amid dense forest, cotton, and soybean fields.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
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soybean
noun
soy·bean
ˈsȯi-ˈbēn 
-ˌbēn
: a hairy annual Asian plant of the legume family widely grown for its edible seeds rich in oil and proteins, as food for livestock, and for soil improvement
also
: its seed
Medical Definition
soybean
noun
soy·bean
ˈsȯi-ˌbēn
variants
also soya bean
: a hairy annual Asian legume (Glycine max) grown for its oil-rich proteinaceous seeds and for forage and soil improvement
also
: its seed
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