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English → English (gcide) Definition: soy beans Soja \So"ja\ (s[=o]"j[.a] or s[=o]"y[.a]), 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. [1913 Webster] Soybean \Soy"bean\ (soi"b[=e]n`), 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. [1913 Webster] 2. the seeds of the Glycine max, which produce soybean oil ; -- called also soya bean. [PJC]