soma

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: So=ma

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.

soma, n.
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