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soy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun soy has 4 senses
- soy(n = noun.plant) soya bean, soybean - a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food; Array is a part of glycine max, soja, soja bean, soy, soya, soya bean, soybean, soybean plant
- soy(n = noun.plant) glycine max, soja, soja bean, soya, soya bean, soybean, soybean plant - 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; Array has parts: soy, soya, soya bean, soybean, soy, soya bean, soybean
- soy(n = noun.food) soy sauce - thin sauce made of fermented soy beans; Array is a kind of condiment
- soy(n = noun.food) soya, soya bean, soybean - 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); Array is a kind of bean, edible bean
is a kind of bean
is a kind of legume, leguminous plant
is a member of genus glycine, glycine
has particulars: field soybean
is a part of glycine max, soja, soja bean, soy, soya, soya bean, soybean, soybean plant
CIDE DICTIONARY
soy, n. [Chinese shōyū.].
- A Chinese and Japanese liquid sauce for fish, etc., made by subjecting boiled beans (esp. soybeans), or beans and meal, to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water. [1913 Webster]
- The soybean. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
soy, n. (also soya)
1 (also soy sauce) a sauce made in Japan and China from pickled soya beans.
2 (in full soy bean) = soya bean.
1 (also soy sauce) a sauce made in Japan and China from pickled soya beans.
2 (in full soy bean) = soya bean.
Etymology
Jap. sho-yu f. Chin. shi-you f. shi salted beans + you oil
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