Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun soybean

3 senses of soybean

Sense 1
soy, soybean, soya bean -- (a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food)
       => bean -- (any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans)

Sense 2
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)
       => legume, leguminous plant -- (an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae)

Sense 3
soy, soybean, soya, soya bean -- (the 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))
       => bean, edible bean -- (any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food)