soya bean

A form of soybean — A legume plant (Glycine max), commonly cultivated for human and animal consumption and as a nitrogen-fixing ground cover.

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Meanings

nounsoya bean (plural soya beans)

plural soya beans

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of soybean.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food

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soysoybean
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bean

nounerect 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

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legumeleguminous plant

nounthe most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein)

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beanedible bean
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sojasoja beansoysoybean

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From soya + bean.

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APA

soya bean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soya%20bean

MLA

“soya bean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soya%20bean. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soya bean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soya%20bean.

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