soya 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 [syn: soy, soybean, soya bean, soybean plant, soja, soja bean, Glycine max]

English

Noun

soya

1. soybean

Soya can mean:

• soybean
• Sōya District, Hokkaidō
• Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaidō
• Soya3D, a high-level three-dimensional rendering engine for the Python programming language
• Soya sauce, a fermented sauce made from soybeans, roasted grain, water and salt.
• Sōya (icebreaker), a Japanese icebreaker
• Sōya (train), a train in Hokkaido, Japan

See also

• La Pérouse Strait, also known as Soya Strait, the strait between Hokkaido and Sakhalin
• Cape Sōya in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan
• Sōya Main Line, a railway line in Hokkaido, Japan