'Soya' definitions:

Definition of 'soya'

(from WordNet)
noun
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
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]

Definition of 'Soya'

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 'soya'

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 'soya'

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]

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