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soybean

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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

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)

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

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I am using soybean based ink, which is recyclable. Rick Danko

The Walmart was like a starship that had landed in the soybean fields. ... They went inside. The young ones shuffled to a stop as their ironic sensibilities, which served them in lieu of souls, were jammed by a signal of overwhelming power. Neal Stephenson

Fifty percent of the weight of the soybean is protein. And what a protein! No other protein that we've known comes so nearly to the basic protein of animals and humans as soybean protein. Percy Julian

The soybean itself is a notably inauspicious staple food; it contains a whole assortment of "antinutrients" - compounds that actually block the body's absorption of vitamins and minerals, interfere with the hormonal system, and prevent the body from breaking down the proteins of the soy itself. Michael Pollan

About $300 million will cover specific losses to soybean growers during that period. Source: Internet

According to Drewry, a possible truce between the two countries will help in improving the availability of grain and soybean resulting in higher imports by China. Source: Internet

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