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

synoniemen: soy, soya bean.

Pools: soja

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.

synoniemen: Glycine max, soja, soja bean, soy, soya, soya bean, soybean plant.

Pools: soja zwyczajna, soja warzywna, soja owłosiona

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).

synoniemen: soy, soya, soya bean.

Nederlands: sojaboon
Pools: soja