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Noun soybean has 3 senses
- soy, soybean, soya bean - a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
--1 is a kind of bean, bean plant
--1 is a part of
- soy, soya, soybean, soya bean, soybean plant, soja, soja bean, Glycine max - erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia
--2 is a kind of legume, leguminous plant
--2 is a member of Glycine, genus Glycine
--2 has parts: soy, soybean; soy, soybean, soya bean
- soy, soybean - most highly proteinaceous vegetable crop known
--3 is a kind of bean, edible bean
--3 is a part of
--3 is a substance of
--3 has substances: soybean oil, soyabean oil
--3 has particulars: field soybean
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