| Noun | 1. | soya bean - a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as foodGlycine max, soja, soja bean, soya, soybean plant, soya bean, soybean, soy - 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 bean - any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans |
| 2. | soya bean - 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 Asiasoya, soya bean, soybean, soy - 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) legume, leguminous plant - an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae genus Glycine, Glycine - genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean | |
| 3. | soya bean - 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) soyabean oil, soybean oil - oil from soya beans bean, edible bean - any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food field soybean - seeds used as livestock feed Glycine max, soja, soja bean, soya, soybean plant, soya bean, soybean, soy - 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 |