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soy

英/sˈɔɪ/
美/ˈsɔɪ/
01n.

酱油, 大豆

a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food; 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; 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)