Soma
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so·ma1 
[soh-muh] Pronunciation Key
[soh-muh] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -ma·ta
[-muh-tuh] Pronunciation Key, -mas. Biology.
[-muh-tuh] Pronunciation Key, -mas. Biology. | the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells. |
[Origin: 1830–40; < NL < Gk sôma body]
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| cell body
n. The portion of a nerve cell that contains the nucleus but does not incorporate the dendrites or axon. Also called soma1. |
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| so·ma 1
(sō'mə) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. so·ma·ta (-mə-tə) or so·mas
[New Latin sōma, from Greek, body; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| so·ma 2
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n. An intoxicating or hallucinogenic beverage, used as an offering to the Hindu gods and consumed by participants in Vedic ritual sacrifices. [Sanskrit somaḥ; akin to sunoti, he presses.] |
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soma
soma
name of an intoxicant used in ancient Vedic ritual, prepared from the juice of some plant, from Skt. soma, from PIE *seu- "juice," from base *seue- "to take liquid" (see sup (2)). In "Brave New World" (1932), the name of a state-dispensed narcotic producing euphoria and hallucination.
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| soma | |
noun | |
| 1. | leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink |
| 2. | personification of a sacred intoxicating drink used in Vedic ritual |
| 3. | 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" |
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Soma
So"ma\ (s[=o]"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. sw^ma, sw`matos, the body.] (Anat.) The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail. --B. G. Wilder.
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