soya

/ˈsɔɪ(ə)/
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Definitions of soya
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: Glycine max, soja, soja bean, soy, soya bean, soybean, soybean plant
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    type of:
    legume, leguminous plant
    an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
  2. noun
    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)
    synonyms: soy, soya bean, soybean
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    types:
    field soybean
    seeds used as livestock feed
    type of:
    bean, edible bean
    any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
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