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soy vs legume

legume vs soy

soy and legume both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
soy Yes No No No
legume Yes No No No
As nouns, legume is a hypernym of soy; that is, legume is a word with a broader meaning than soy:
  • soy: 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
  • legume: an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
Other hypernyms of soy include leguminous plant.
soy (noun) legume (noun)
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) the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
thin sauce made of fermented soy beans an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
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 the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case
a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
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