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- Dictionarysoma/ˈsəʊmə/
noun
- 1. an intoxicating drink prepared from a plant and used in Vedic ritual, believed to be the drink of the gods.
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the whole of an organism except its reproductive cells (= those connected with the process of producing new life): A sharp distinction between soma and germ line makes it possible to prevent acquired characters from being transmitted. anatomy.
The meaning of SOMA is an intoxicating juice from a plant of disputed identity that was used in ancient India as an offering to the gods and as a drink of immortality by worshippers in Vedic ritual and worshipped in personified form as a Vedic god.
Soma definition: the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.. See examples of SOMA used in a sentence.
the whole of an organism except its reproductive cells (= those connected with the process of producing new life): A sharp distinction between soma and germ line makes it possible to prevent acquired characters from being transmitted. anatomy.
alternate name for the body of a human being. synonyms: anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape. see more. noun. leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink. synonyms: Sarcostemma acidum, haoma.
Soma Definition. The entire body of an animal or plant, with the exception of the germ cells. An intoxicating or hallucinogenic beverage, made from a plant or fungus whose identity is now unknown, that was offered to the gods and consumed by participants in Vedic ritual sacrifices.
n. pl. so·ma·ta (-mə-tə) or so·mas. 1. The entire body of an organism, exclusive of the germ cells. 2. See cell body. 3. The body of an individual as contrasted with the mind or psyche. [New Latin sōma, from Greek, body; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.]
Definition of 'soma' soma in British English. (ˈsəʊmə ) noun Word forms: plural -mata (-mətə ) or -mas. the body of an organism, esp an animal, as distinct from the germ cells. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C19: via New Latin from Greek sōma the body. soma in British English. (ˈsəʊmə ) noun.
Soma, in biology, all the living matter of an animal or a plant except the reproductive, or germ, cells. The distinction between the soma and the germ cells was propounded by the 19th-century German biologist August Weismann in the “germ plasm” theory that emphasized the role of the immortal,
1. An intoxicating drink holding a prominent place in Vedic… 2. soma plant: The plant yielding the soma-juice. Also elliptical. Earlier version. soma¹ in OED Second Edition (1989) 1.a. 1827–. An intoxicating drink holding a prominent place in Vedic ritual and religion.
