| soy | (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) | Synonyms: soya, soya bean, soybean |
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| (noun) thin sauce made of fermented soy beans | Synonyms: soy sauce |
| (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 | Synonyms: Glycine max, soja, soja bean, soya, soya bean, soybean, soybean plant |
| (noun) a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food | Synonyms: soya bean, soybean |