SOYBEAN


Meaning of SOYBEAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsȯi-ˌbēn ]

noun

also soya bean ˈsȯi-ə-

Date: 1802

: a hairy annual Asian legume ( Glycine max ) widely grown for its oil-rich proteinaceous seeds and for forage and soil improvement ; also : its seed

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.