Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Soy.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Dill. Also sowa.

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  • noun soya bean

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  • 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

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Dutch soja; see soy.]

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  • just plain tofu, listed as a cheese in Larousse Gastronomique.

    January 19, 2009