soybean
Nouns
- (n) a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food soy, soya bean,
- (n) 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 Glycine max, soja, soja bean, soya, soybean plant, soy, soya bean,
- (n) 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) soya, soya bean, soy,