Illustration of soybean
variants
or chiefly British soya bean
: a hairy annual Asian legume (Glycine max) widely grown for its oil-rich proteinaceous seeds and for forage and soil improvement
also
: its seed
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Beyond silicon and software, soybeans are back in play.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
Bessent was questioned by Democrats and some Republicans for his support, in the context of Argentina being a competitor to the US in exporting soybeans to China.
—Daniel Flatley, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
The beetles really like eating Michigan's newest aphid pest, the soybean aphid.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
China has been boycotting American soybeans and American farmers have really suffered.
—ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
Bessent was questioned by Democrats and some Republicans for his support, in the context of Argentina being a competitor to the US in exporting soybeans to China.
—Daniel Flatley, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
The beetles really like eating Michigan's newest aphid pest, the soybean aphid.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
China has been boycotting American soybeans and American farmers have really suffered.
—ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for soybean
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“Soybean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soybean. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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soybean
noun
soy·bean
ˈsȯi-ˈbēn 
-ˌbēn
: a hairy annual Asian plant of the legume family widely grown for its edible seeds rich in oil and proteins, as food for livestock, and for soil improvement
also
: its seed
Medical Definition
soybean
noun
soy·bean
ˈsȯi-ˌbēn
variants
also soya bean
: a hairy annual Asian legume (Glycine max) grown for its oil-rich proteinaceous seeds and for forage and soil improvement
also
: its seed
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