English > Glycine max: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonyms | soy, soya, soybean, soya bean, soybean plant, soja, soja bean |
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| Member of | Glycine, genus Glycine | genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs |
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| Parts | soy, soybean, soya, soya bean | The most highly proteinaceous vegetable known |
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| soy, soybean, soya bean | A source of oil |
| Broader | legume, leguminous plant | An erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae |
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| Spanish | glycine max, soja, soya |
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| Catalan | glycine max, Glycine max, soia, soja |
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