glycine max - definition, synonyms and pronunciation

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Noun (1)

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 AsiaSynonyms: soy soya soybean soya bean soybean plant soja soja beanType of legume, leguminous plantParts soyMember of Glycine, genus Glycine

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“glycine max” is listed under Soja.

So′ja (sō′jȧ or sō′yȧ), noun

Botany 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.

Soy′bean (soi′bēn′), noun

1. Botany 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.

2. the seeds of the Glycine max, which produce soybean oil; — called also soya bean.

Soy′bean oil (soi′bēn′ oil), noun

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.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54