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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food;
[syn: soy, soybean, soya bean]

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, soya bean, soybean plant, soja, soja bean, Glycine max]

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, soya bean]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Soybean \Soy"bean\ (soi"b[=e]n`), n. 1. (Bot.) An Asiatic leguminous herb (Glycine max, formerly Glycine Soja) the seeds of which (also called soy beans) are used in preparing the sauce called soy. Called also soya bean and soya. [1913 Webster] 2. the seeds of the Glycine max, which produce soybean oil; -- called also soya bean. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

soya bean n 1: a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food [syn: soy, soybean, soya bean] 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, soya bean, soybean plant, soja, soja bean, Glycine max] 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, soya bean]