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English noun: soya | |||
| 1. | soya (plant) 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 bean, soybean, soybean plant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | legume, leguminous plant | ||
| Part holonym | soy, soy, soya, soya bean, soya bean, soybean, soybean | ||
| Member meronym | genus Glycine, Glycine | ||
| 2. | soya (food) 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 bean, soybean | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bean, edible bean | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | field soybean | ||
| Part meronym | Glycine max, soja, soja bean, soy, soya, soya bean, soybean, soybean plant | ||
| Substance holonym | soyabean oil, soybean oil | ||
| Substance meronym | soy, soy flour, soy sauce, soybean flour, soybean meal | ||
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