soy beans

soy beans
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. 2000.

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