glycine
English Thesaurus
1. genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean (noun.plant)
| member holonym | : | glycine max, soja, soja bean, soy, soya, soya bean, soybean, soybean plant, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.plant) |
2. the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid, |
| definition | : | organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group (noun.substance) |
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