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soja

DEFINITIONS OF: soja

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n 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

Synonyms:
Glycine max, soja bean, soy, soya, soya bean, soybean, soybean plant
Type of:
legume, leguminous plant
an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
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