soybean

soy·bean  (soibn)

n.

1. A southeast Asian annual leguminous plant (Glycine max), widely cultivated for forage and soil improvement and for its nutritious seeds.

2. The seed of this plant.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	soybean - a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food soy, soya bean Glycine max, soja, soja bean, soya, soybean plant, soya bean, soybean, soy - erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia bean - any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
	2.	soybean - erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia Glycine max, soja, soja bean, soya, soybean plant, soya bean, soy soya, soya bean, soybean, soy - the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein) legume, leguminous plant - an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae genus Glycine, Glycine - genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean soy, soya bean, soybean - a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
	3.	soybean - the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein) soya, soya bean, soy soy flour, soybean flour, soybean meal - meal made from soybeans soyabean oil, soybean oil - oil from soya beans bean, edible bean - any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food field soybean - seeds used as livestock feed soy sauce, soy - thin sauce made of fermented soy beans Glycine max, soja, soja bean, soya, soybean plant, soya bean, soybean, soy - erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia