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soya bean
(encz) | soya bean, n: |
soya bean
(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] |
soya bean
(wn) | soya bean
n 1: a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and
as food [syn: soy, soybean, soya bean]
2: 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]
3: 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] |
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