soy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: soy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for soy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
soy n a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food Synonym(s): soy, soybean, soya bean 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 Synonym(s): soy, soya, soybean, soya bean, soybean plant, soja, soja bean, Glycine max thin sauce made of fermented soy beans Synonym(s): soy sauce, soy 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) Synonym(s): soy, soybean, soya, soya bean
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Soy \Soy\, n. [Chinese sh[d3]y[d4].] 1. 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. 2. (Bot.) The soja, a kind of bean. See {Soja}.