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soybean definition

soy·bean (so̵i′bēn′)

noun

  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

Etymology: soy + bean

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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