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Soya bean
noun 1.A source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food. Synonyms: soy, soybean. 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. Synonyms: Glycine max, soja, soja bean, soy, soya, soybean, soybean plant. 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). Synonyms: soy, soya, soybean.
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