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Webster 1913 Edition

Soybean

Soy′bean

(soi′bēnˊ)

,

Noun.

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

.