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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Soybean

/(soi"bēn`)/ · Soy·bean · IPA /ˈsɔɪˌbin/
01 n. An Asiatic leguminous herb (Glycine max, formerly Glycine Soja) the seeds of which (also called soy beans) are used in preparing the sauce …
  1. 1.
    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.(Bot.) Also: soya bean, soya
  2. 2.
    the seeds of the Glycine max, which produce soybean oil; -- called also soya bean. Also: soya bean See: soybean oil