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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food;
[syn: soy, soybean, soya bean]

2. 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, soya, soybean, soya bean, soybean plant, soja, soja bean, Glycine max]

3. thin sauce made of fermented soy beans;
[syn: soy sauce, soy]

4. 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);
[syn: soy, soybean, soya, soya bean]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Soy \Soy\ (soi), Soya \Soy"a\(soi"[.a]), n. [Chinese sh[=o]y[=u].] 1. 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] 2. (Bot.) The soybean. [1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Soybean \Soy"bean\ (soi"b[=e]n`), n. 1. (Bot.) An Asiatic leguminous herb (Glycine max, formerly Glycine Soja) the seeds of which (also called soy beans) are used in preparing the sauce called soy. Called also soya bean and soya. [1913 Webster] 2. the seeds of the Glycine max, which produce soybean oil; -- called also soya bean. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Soybean oil \Soy"bean oil\ (soi"b[=e]n` oil), n. an oil obtained from the soybean (Glycine max), rich in protein, fats, sterols, and phospholipids, used as a food and in paints and varnishes and in various industrial applications; -- called also soya oil. It is also used in preparing the sauce called soy or soy sauce. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Soja \So"ja\ (s[=o]"j[.a] or s[=o]"y[.a]), n. (Bot.) An Asiatic leguminous herb (Glycine max, formerly Glycine Soja) the seeds of which (called soy beans) are used in preparing the sauce called soy. Called also soya. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

soy n 1: a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food [syn: soy, soybean, soya bean] 2: 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, soya, soybean, soya bean, soybean plant, soja, soja bean, Glycine max] 3: thin sauce made of fermented soy beans [syn: soy sauce, soy] 4: 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) [syn: soy, soybean, soya, soya bean]