'Soy' definitions:
Definition of 'soy'
From: WordNet
noun
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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]
noun
Thin sauce made of fermented soy beans [syn: soy sauce, soy]
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Definition of 'Soy'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'soy'
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 'soy'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'soy'
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]