'Glycine Soja' definitions:
Definition of 'Glycine Soja'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Glycine Soja'
From: GCIDE
- 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]