: 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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Examples of soybean in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe family now has it mostly in white corn and soybeans, and has been diversifying into hazelnuts, cherries and pecans.—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 30 May 2024 There are a few small cities and tens of thousands of acres of cotton, tobacco, soybeans, and other crops.—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2024 The ultra-comforting soybean cream somehow feels simultaneously thick and light and leaves my skin looking immediately plump and supple.—Leslie Patrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2024 The surge is eroding profits for processors who crush whole soybeans to extract the oil, forcing some plants to slow down.—Tarso Veloso, Fortune Asia, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for soybean
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: 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
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