Soybean vs Edamame - What's the difference?
soybean | edamame |
A legume plant (Glycine max ), commonly cultivated for human and animal consumption and as a nitrogen-fixing ground cover.
The edible seed of this plant.
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As nouns the difference between soybean and edamame
is that soybean is a legume plant (glycine max ), commonly cultivated for human and animal consumption and as a nitrogen-fixing ground cover while edamame is fresh green soybeans boiled as a vegetable.soybean
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* soy beanNoun
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