field soybean
- noun
:
soja forrajera
- Farmers planted acres of field soybean to meet the demand for animal feed.
Examples
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The nutritionist recommended adding field soybean to the cows' diet.
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The field soybean crop was harvested last week.
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Bags of field soybean were delivered to the livestock barn last week.
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Farmers often grow field soybeans for animal feed.
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Farmers planted acres of field soybean to meet the demand for animal feed.
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Bags of field soybean were delivered to the livestock barn last week.
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The nutritionist recommended adding field soybean to the cows' diet.
Synonyms
68
1.2
A plant that produces edible seeds used for food, oil, and animal feed
57
1.8
A plant grown for its beans used to make food, animal feed, and oil
A plant with seeds used to make food, oil, and animal feed
A plant that makes beans used for food and oil
A plant also called soybean that is grown for edible seeds used for food and oil
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun–noun compound is directly compositional: 'field' (a plot of land) + 'soybean' (the plant) yields a soybean associated with field cultivation. While the specific agricultural nuance (grown primarily for livestock feed) is domain-specific, the basic meaning is predictable from the constituents and should be clear to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Field soybean comes from the simple image of soybeans grown in the open field to feed farm animals rather than for people. So, the term refers to soybeans raised mainly as 'livestock feed' and not as food for people.