A product from a plant of Asian origin that produces beans used in many food products. Soybean contains isoflavones (estrogen-like substances) that are being studied for the prevention of cancer, hot [..]

1795, from soy + bean (n.).

edible seed of the soy plant, with many commercial and agricultural uses.

The most nutritious and easily digested of all beans, the soybean is better known for its products than for the bean itself.

The Jamaican soy bean is actually a legume, ranging in size from as small as a pea to as large as a cherry. Jamaican soybean pods, which are covered with a fine tawny to gray fuzz, range in color from tan to black. The beans themselves come in various combinations of red, yellow, green, brown and black. Unlike other legumes, the Jamaican soybean is [..]

(n) a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food(n) erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage a [..]

An annual Legume or the Seeds of this Plant.

A product from a plant of Asian origin that produces beans used in many food products. Soybean contains isoflavones (estrogen-like substances) that are being studied for the prevention of cancer, hot flashes that occur with menopause, and osteoporosis (loss of bone density). Soybean in the diet may lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of he [..]