An Asiatic leguminous herb (Glycine max, formerly Glycine Soja) the seeds of which (called soy beans) are used in preparing the sauce called soy. Called also soya.
Also: soybean. A bushy, leguminous plant. Of the Old World, grown in the U.S. chiefly for forage and soil improvement. The seed of this plant is used, used for food, as a livestock feed, and for a variety of other commercial uses.
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