soyas

1. 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 AsiaSynonyms: Glycine max, soja, soja bean, soy, soya, soya bean, soybean, soybean plant

2. 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, soya bean, soybean