protein derived from the beans of an Asian plant, used as a replacement for animal protein in certain foods 大豆,黄豆 ■(亦作 soya sauce)(chiefly Brit.) (主英)。 见 soy(义项1)
the widely cultivated plant of the pea family which produces these beans 大豆作物
Glycine max, family Leguminosae 拉丁名Glycine max,豆科
语源
late 17th cent.: from Dutch soja, from Malay soi (see soy)