soybean

American  

[soi-been] / ˈsɔɪˌbin /

especially British, soya bean

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.

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Etymology

Origin of soybean

First recorded in 1795–1805; soy + bean

Example Sentences

China’s dramatic pullback External link in its purchasing of U.S. soybeans and other food products has contributed to the $50 billion agricultural trade deficit forecast for this year, the largest in modern U.S. history.

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In return, it would facilitate the entry into Europe of South American meat, sugar, rice, honey and soybeans.

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“When you are offering a futures product, you can be talking about where the price of gold will be trading, or soybeans or oil,” he says.

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But farmers say it would also facilitate the entry into Europe of beef, sugar, rice, honey and soybeans produced by their less-regulated South American counterparts.

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The deal would allow the EU to export more vehicles, machinery, wines and spirits to Latin America, while facilitating the entry of South American beef, sugar, rice, honey and soybeans into Europe.

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