noun (n)

• a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food(noun.plant)

  Synonym:
  soya bean, soybean
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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(noun.plant)

  Synonym:
  glycine max, soja, soja bean, soya, soya bean, soybean, soybean plant
  

  source: wordnet30
• thin sauce made of fermented soy beans(noun.food)

  Synonym:
  soy sauce
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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)(noun.food)

  Synonym:
  soya, soya bean, soybean
  

  source: wordnet30
• A Chinese and Japanese liquid sauce for fish, etc., made by subjecting boiled beans (esp. soja beans), or beans and meal, to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water.(noun)

  source: webster1913