soya bean 大豆
soya bean[ noun ]- a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
<noun.plant>
- 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
<noun.plant>
- 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)
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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}.
2. the seeds of the {Glycine max}, which produce {soybean
oil}; -- called also {soya bean}.
[PJC]
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}.
2. the seeds of the {Glycine max}, which produce {soybean
oil}; -- called also {soya bean}.
[PJC]