- soybean
- also soya bean noun Date: 1802 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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Soybean — Soy bean (soi b[=e]n ), n. 1. (Bot.) An Asiatic leguminous herb ({Glycine max}, formerly {Glycine Soja}) the seeds of which (also called {soy beans}) are used in preparing the sauce called {soy}. Called also {soya bean} and {soya}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soybean — 1795, from SOY (Cf. soy) + BEAN (Cf. bean) … Etymology dictionary
soybean — [soi′bēn΄] n. [ SOY + BEAN] 1. an annual crop plant (Glycine max) of the pea family, native to China and Japan but widely grown for its seeds, which contain much protein and oil, and as a forage and cover crop 2. its seed … English World dictionary
soybean — /soy been /, n. 1. a bushy Old World plant, Glycine max, of the legume family, grown in the U.S., chiefly for forage and soil improvement. 2. the seed of this plant, used for food, as a livestock feed, and for a variety of other commercial uses.… … Universalium
Soybean — ] Role of soyfoods in disease preventionOmega 3 fatty acidsOmega 3 fatty acids, for example, alpha linolenic acid C18 3, all cis, 9,12,15 octadecatrienoic acid (where the omega 3 refers to carbon number 3 counting from the hydrocarbon tail… … Wikipedia
soybean — noun 1. a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food • Syn: ↑soy, ↑soya bean • Hypernyms: ↑bean • Part Holonyms: ↑soy, ↑soya, ↑s … Useful english dictionary
soybean — UK [ˈsɔɪˌbiːn] / US [ˈsɔɪˌbɪn] noun [countable] Word forms soybean : singular soybean plural soybeans American a soya bean … English dictionary
soybean — noun Soybean is used before these nouns: ↑farmer, ↑oil … Collocations dictionary
soybean — n. leguminous annual herb native to southeast Asia (grown to improve soil, to provide forage for livestock and for its nutritious seeds); nutritious edible seed of the soybean plant … English contemporary dictionary
soybean — gauruotoji soja statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos aliejinis, maistinis, pašarinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Glycine max), paplitęs Azijos rytuose. Iš jo gaunamas krakmolas, gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai) … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
soybean — soja statusas T sritis augalininkystė atitikmenys: lot. Glycine angl. soybean; soja bean rus. соя … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
