soja

An erect bushy annual herb with trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers, extensively cultivated for its nutritious oil-rich seeds, used for food, forage, and soil improvement.

• 🇩🇪Aufrechte, strauchig wachsende einjährige krautige Pflanze mit dreiteiligen Blättern und violetten bis rosafarbenen Blüten, die wegen ihrer nahrhaften ölhaltigen Samen weit verbreitet angebaut wird; diese Samen dienen als Nahrung, Futtermittel und zur Bodenverbesserung.

1. Soybean plant B2 formal

   An erect bushy annual herb with hairy stems, trifoliate leaves, and purple to pink flowers, cultivated for its nutritious oil-rich seeds.

   • The soja plant is widely grown in Asia for its seeds.
   • Farmers rotate crops with soja to improve soil fertility.
   • The soja's flowers range from purple to pink.

   🇩🇪Sojabohne

   Synonyme: soysoyasoya beansoybean

2. Soybean seed B2 formal

   The edible seed of the soja plant, rich in protein and oil, used for food and forage.

   • Soja is processed into tofu, soy milk, and oil.
   • The seeds of soja are a major source of protein.
   • Many vegetarian dishes use soja as a meat substitute.

   🇩🇪Sojabohnen

   Synonyme: soysoyasoya beansoybean