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Soya bean Common

Soya bean has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food

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

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)

4

Alternative form of soybean

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
bean legume
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
field soybean
Rhyming Words
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