soya

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: glycine max, soja, soja bean, soy, soya bean, soybean, soybean plant
  2. 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) (synset 107745461)
    is a type of: bean, edible bean - any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
    subtypes: field soybean - seeds used as livestock feed
    is a part of: glycine max, soja, soja bean, soy, soya, soya bean, soybean, soybean plant - 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
    substance holonym: soyabean oil, soybean oil - oil from soya beans
    substance meronym:
    same as: soy, soya bean, soybean

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