GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Soja (sōˈjȧ or sōˈyȧ), 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.
   
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   Soy (soi), Soya (soiˈȧ), n. [Chinese shōyū.]
   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.
   
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   2. (Bot.) The soybean.
   
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   Soybean (soiˈbēnˌ), 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.
   
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   2. the seeds of the Glycine max, which produce soybean oil; --  called also soya bean.
   
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