GENUS GLYCINE

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Glycine mean? 

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

1. genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS GLYCINE (noun)

Meaning:

Genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Glycine; Glycine

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

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "genus Glycine"):

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

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

Papilionoideae; subfamily Papilionoideae (alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae)