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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane
2: genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean [syn: Glycine, genus Glycine]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1851 a sweet crystalline amino acid C₂H₅NO₂ obtained especially by hydrolysis of proteins

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. the simplest naturally occurring amino acid, a general constituent of proteins. Etymology: G Glycin f. Gk glukus sweet