- a variation of soybean.
soya bean
Britishnoun
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an Asian bean plant, Glycine max (or G. soja ), cultivated for its nutritious seeds, for forage, and to improve the soil
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the seed of this plant, used as food, forage, and as the source of an oil
Etymology
Origin of soya bean
C17 soya, via Dutch soya from Japanese shōyu, from Chinese chiang yu, from chiang paste + yu sauce
Example Sentences
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In 1933, Fortune magazine marveled that Ford was “as much interested in the soya bean as he is in the V-8” engine.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
But as trade talks progress, Washington is eyeing bigger farm exports - maize, soya bean, cotton and corn - to help narrow its $45bn trade deficit with India.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025
This can indirectly bump up carbon releases because soya bean producers elsewhere scale up to meet US soya demands.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 22, 2022
“There are no organic cotton fields here,” said Dashrath Yadav, a sugar cane and soya bean farmer.
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2022
The most effective is that of the soya bean which is not starchy.
From Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Joseph Dommers Vehling
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