soybean
noun
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.
soybeans
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pluralof soybean.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This means more than the usual press release about buying more soybeans and Boeing planes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Serine occurs in foods such as soybeans, eggs, fish, and nuts, while the form incorporated into dietary proteins is L-serine.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Securing Chinese guarantees to purchase US agricultural goods, particularly soybeans, has been a recurring objective in trade talks with Beijing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
By 1935, Ford was using roughly a bushel of soybeans in the manufacture of every automobile.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
They had a grape arbor, beds of asparagus, lettuce, tomatoes, and potatoes, as well as fruit trees and a field with corn and soybeans.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
