glycine

Noun
  1. The simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane (synset 114631171)
    is a type of: amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid - organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group
  2. Genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean (synset 112552513)
    is a type of: rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
    member holonym: 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
    belongs to: papilionoideae, subfamily papilionoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae
    same as: genus glycine

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