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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Crops such as rice and soybeans are also vulnerable as excessive UV-B can reduce yields and threaten food security.
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Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Located in the northeast corner of Arkansas in Mississippi County, the roughly 3,300 acres of land managed by Donner and his father produce cotton, corn, soybeans and peanuts.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Our farmers have been affected by … China no longer buying soybeans.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
The witness also said the plane’s left wing dipped down before rolling left and crashing in a soybean field about half a mile from the airport’s runway.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
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Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Located in the northeast corner of Arkansas in Mississippi County, the roughly 3,300 acres of land managed by Donner and his father produce cotton, corn, soybeans and peanuts.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Our farmers have been affected by … China no longer buying soybeans.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
The witness also said the plane’s left wing dipped down before rolling left and crashing in a soybean field about half a mile from the airport’s runway.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Soybean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soybean. Accessed 16 Sep. 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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