glycine max

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 112552673)
    is a type of: legume, leguminous plant - an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
    belongs to: genus glycine, glycine - genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean
    has:
    • soy, soya, soya bean, soybean - 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)
    • soy, soya bean, soybean - a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
    same as: soja, soja bean, soy, soya, soya bean, soybean, soybean plant

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