soya vs leguminous plant

leguminous plant vs soya

soya and leguminous plant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
soya	Yes	No	No	No
leguminous plant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, leguminous plant is a hypernym of soya; that is, leguminous plant is a word with a broader meaning than soya:

soya: 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
leguminous plant: an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae

Other hypernyms of soya include legume.

soya (noun)	leguminous plant (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)	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

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