English noun: glycine | |||
1. | glycine (substance) the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane | ||
Broader (hypernym) | amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid | ||
2. | Glycine (plant) genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean | ||
Synonyms | genus Glycine | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rosid dicot genus | ||
Member holonym | Glycine max, soja, soja bean, soy, soya, soya bean, soybean, soybean plant | ||
Member meronym | Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae | ||