(n)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.soybean, soja, soybean plant, Glycine max, soya, soja bean, soya bean
(n)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