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soma
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun soma has 3 senses
- soma(n = noun.plant) haoma, sarcostemma acidum - leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink; Array is a kind of vine
- soma(n = noun.person) Array - personification of a sacred intoxicating drink used in Vedic ritual; Array is a kind of hindu deity
- soma(n = noun.body) anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape - alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" is a part of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul, homo, human, human being, man
is a member of genus sarcostemma, sarcostemma
is a kind of body, organic structure, physical structure
has particulars: person, juvenile body, adult body, male body, female body
CIDE DICTIONARY
soma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. sw^ma, sw`matos, the body.].
The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail. B. G. Wilder. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
soma, n.
1 the body as distinct from the soul.
2 the body of an organism as distinct from its reproductive cells.
1 the body as distinct from the soul.
2 the body of an organism as distinct from its reproductive cells.
soma, n.
1 an intoxicating drink used in Vedic ritual.
2 a plant yielding this.
1 an intoxicating drink used in Vedic ritual.
2 a plant yielding this.
Etymology
Skr. soma
THESAURUS
soma
anatomy, body, bones, carcass, clay, clod, corpus, figure, flesh, form, frame, hulk, material body, person, physical body, physique, torso, trunk
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