soybean

especially British, soy·a bean

[soi-been]

noun

1. a bushy Old World plant, Glycine max, of the legume family, cultivated globally, with greatest productivity in the United States, where it is grown chiefly for forage and soil improvement.

2. the seed of this plant, used for food, as a livestock feed, and for a variety of other commercial uses.

Word History and Origins

Origin of soybean¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; soy + bean

Example Sentences

Similarly, in the U.S. tariffs are already causing a good deal of pain for farmers as China has boycotted U.S. soybeans, and the economy is showing some signs of strain, with inflation persisting.

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“There’s a growing risk to river logistics, which explains the early week rise in corn & soybean basis at export terminals,” says Daniel Flynn of Price Futures Group in a note.

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The US soybean harvest is underway and in rural Maryland, farmer Travis Hutchison cracks open a pod to show how a field is nearly dry enough for reaping.

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China has halted its purchases of U.S. soybeans, leaving American farmers without access to one of their most important export markets.

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As U.S. farmers harvest a bumper soybean crop, Chinese buyers have disappeared; a bailout is expected.

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