From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsoya beanˈsoya bean British English, soybean /ˈsɔɪbiːn/ American English noun [countable] DFHBPthe bean of an Asian plant from which oil and food containing a lot of protein are produced
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soya bean• By 1959 four-fifths of wheat and nine-tenths of soya bean oil exports were paid for in this way.• They pull toy boats made out of old soya bean oil cans. 