| NOUN | plant | soya bean, soy, soybean | a source of oil |
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| plant | soya bean, soy, soya, soybean, soybean plant, soja, soja bean, Glycine max | erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers | |
| food | soya bean, soy, soybean, soya | the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known |
| Meaning | A source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food. | |
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| Synonyms | soy, soybean | |
| Part of | soy, soya, soybean, soya bean, soybean plant, soja, soja bean, Glycine max | Erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers |
| Broader | bean | Any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans |
| Spanish | soja | |
| Catalan | soia | |
| 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, soybean plant, soja, soja bean, Glycine max | |
| Member of | Glycine, genus Glycine | genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs |
| Parts | soy, soybean, soya, soya bean | The most highly proteinaceous vegetable known |
| soy, soybean, soya bean | A source of oil | |
| Broader | legume, leguminous plant | An erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae |
| Spanish | glycine max, soja, soya | |
| Catalan | glycine max, Glycine max, soia, soja | |
| Meaning | The most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein). | |
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| Synonyms | soy, soybean, soya | |
| Part of | soy, soya, soybean, soya bean, soybean plant, soja, soja bean, Glycine max | Erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers |
| Narrower | field soybean | seeds used as livestock feed |
| Broader | bean, edible bean | Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food |
| Substance of | soy sauce, soy | Thin sauce made of fermented soy beans |
| soybean meal, soybean flour, soy flour | meal made from soybeans | |
| Substances | soybean oil, soyabean oil | oil from soya beans |
| Spanish | soja, soya | |
| Catalan | soia, soja | |
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