Soy

[sɒɪ] or [sɔɪ]

Definition

(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).

(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.

(noun.) a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food.

Edited by Ben--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A Chinese and Japanese liquid sauce for fish, etc., made by subjecting boiled beans (esp. soja beans), or beans and meal, to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water.

(n.) The soja, a kind of bean. See Soja.

Edited by Brent

Definition

n. a thick and piquant sauce made from the seeds of the soy bean or pea a native of China Japan and the Moluccas.—Also Soo′ja.

Checker: Wilmer