soma Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink
    Sarcostemma acidum; haoma.
  2. noun personification of a sacred intoxicating drink used in Vedic ritual
  3. noun alternative names for the body of a human being
    form; figure; flesh; frame; physique; material body; anatomy; shape; chassis; build; human body; physical body; bod.
    • Leonardo studied the human body
    • he has a strong physique
    • the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

WordNet

So"ma noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. , , the body.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail. B. G. Wilder.

Webster 1913