Soja vs. Soya — What's the Difference?

Dated form of soya

Protein derived from the beans of an Asian plant, used as a replacement for animal protein in certain foods.

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.

The widely cultivated plant of the pea family which produces soya beans.

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

Soy.

(British) soy

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