GLYCINE MAX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Glycine max mean? 

• GLYCINE MAX (noun)
  The noun GLYCINE MAX has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: GLYCINE MAX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLYCINE MAX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Glycine max; soja; soja bean; soy; soya; soya bean; soybean; soybean plant

Hypernyms ("Glycine max" is a kind of...):

legume; leguminous plant (an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae)

Meronyms (parts of "Glycine max"):

soy; soya; soya bean; soybean (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))

soy; soya bean; soybean (a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food)

Holonyms ("Glycine max" is a member of...):

genus Glycine; Glycine (genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean)

 Context examples 

Glycine max in the diet may lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease.

(Glycine max, NCI Dictionary)

Glycine max 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).

(Glycine max, NCI Dictionary)