Hypertext Webster Gateway: "soma"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
soma
n 1: leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly
used to make an intoxicating drink [syn: {haoma}, {Sarcostemma
acidum}]
2: personification of a sacred intoxicating drink used in Vedic
ritual [syn: {Soma}]
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" [syn: {human body},
{physical body}, {material body}, {build}, {figure}, {physique},
{anatomy}, {shape}, {bod}, {chassis}, {frame}, {form}, {flesh}]
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