soybean

B2 Topic:Food & Drink
US /ˈsɔɪˌbin/
noun Freq #38308

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The edible bean of a plant grown widely for food and oil, rich in protein.

    Many vegetarian foods are made from the protein found in soybeans.

  2. 2
    noun

    The plant that produces this bean, often grown as a crop.

    Farmers in the region plant soybeans every spring.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the edible bean of a plant... soy
2 noun · the plant that produces... soja beansoya beansoybean plant
More soya
Word family
Forms soybeans

Etymology

From soy + bean.

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