soy
1. a source of oil;
used for forage and soil improvement and as food
• Syn:
soybean, soya bean
• Hypernyms:
bean
• Part Holonyms:
soya, soybean, soya bean, soybean plant, soja,
soja bean, Glycine max
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:
soya, soybean, soya bean, soybean plant, soja,
soja bean, Glycine max
• Hypernyms:
legume, leguminous plant
• Member Holonyms:
Glycine, genus Glycine
• Part Meronyms:
soybean, soya, soya bean
3. thin sauce made of fermented soy beans
• Syn:
soy sauce
• Hypernyms:
condiment
• Substance Meronyms:
soybean, soya, soya bean
4. 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:
soybean, soya, soya bean
• Hypernyms:
bean, edible bean
• Hyponyms:
field soybean
• Substance Holonyms:
soybean meal, soybean flour, soy flour, soy sauce
• Part Holonyms:
soya, soybean, soya bean, soybean plant, soja,
soja bean, Glycine max
• Substance Meronyms:
soybean oil, soyabean oil
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