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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And that’s why Trump is left begging for the Chinese to buy soybeans and Boeing jets, and the Chinese sort of string him along.
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
Still, wheat is the nation’s third field crop as planted acreage, production and gross farm receipts after corn and soybeans, according to the USDA.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
Carbon Robotics has initially sold its equipment to farmers growing specialty vegetables, herbs, organic corn and soybeans.
—Elizabeth MacBride, CNBC, 19 May 2026
The $17 billion will come on top of the soybean purchase commitments that Beijing made in October 2025, during the summit between the two leaders in South Korea, which led to their trade truce.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
Still, wheat is the nation’s third field crop as planted acreage, production and gross farm receipts after corn and soybeans, according to the USDA.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
Carbon Robotics has initially sold its equipment to farmers growing specialty vegetables, herbs, organic corn and soybeans.
—Elizabeth MacBride, CNBC, 19 May 2026
The $17 billion will come on top of the soybean purchase commitments that Beijing made in October 2025, during the summit between the two leaders in South Korea, which led to their trade truce.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
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 24 May. 2026.
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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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