An Asiatic leguminous herb (Glycine Soja) the seeds of which are used in preparing the sauce called 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
{i} soy, soybean, leguminous annual herb native to southeast Asia (grown to improve soil, to provide forage for livestock and for its nutritious seeds)