soya bean

soya bean
noun
1. a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
Syn: ↑soy, ↑soybean
Hypernyms: ↑bean
Part Holonyms:
soy, ↑soya, ↑soybean, ↑soybean plant, ↑soja, ↑soja bean, ↑Glycine max
2. 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
Syn:
soy, ↑soya, ↑soybean, ↑soybean plant, ↑soja, ↑soja bean, ↑Glycine max
Hypernyms: ↑legume, ↑leguminous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Glycine, ↑genus Glycine
Part Meronyms: ↑soy, ↑soybean, ↑soya
3. 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)
Syn: ↑soy, ↑soybean, ↑soya
Hypernyms: ↑bean, ↑edible bean
Hyponyms: ↑field soybean
Substance Holonyms: ↑soybean meal, ↑soybean flour, ↑soy flour, ↑soy sauce, ↑soy
Part Holonyms:
soy, ↑soya, ↑soybean, ↑soybean plant, ↑soja, ↑soja bean, ↑Glycine max
Substance Meronyms: ↑soybean oil, ↑soyabean oil

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