| genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean | 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) |
| | thin sauce made of fermented soy beans |
| | 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 |
| | a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food |