SOMA (somata)

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Irregular inflected form: somata   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Soma mean? 

• SOMA (noun)
  The noun SOMA has 3 senses:

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

  Familiarity information: SOMA used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

haoma; Sarcostemma acidum; soma

Hypernyms ("soma" is a kind of...):

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Holonyms ("soma" is a member of...):

genus Sarcostemma; Sarcostemma (succulent subshrubs or vines; tropical and subtropical India and Africa and Malaysia)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Personification of a sacred intoxicating drink used in Vedic ritual

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Soma" is a kind of...):

Hindu deity (a deity worshipped by the Hindus)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Alternative names for the body of a human being

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

anatomy; bod; build; chassis; figure; flesh; form; frame; human body; material body; physical body; physique; shape; soma

Context example:

the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

Hypernyms ("soma" is a kind of...):

body; organic structure (the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "soma"):

person (a human body (usually including the clothing))

juvenile body (the body of a young person)

adult body (the body of an adult human being)

male body (the body of a male human being)

female body (the body of a female human being)

Holonyms ("soma" is a part of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)

 Context examples 

The germ cells, collectively as distinguished from the somatic cells or soma, are the reproductive cells of the body, specifically, either egg or sperm cells.

(Murine Germ Cells, NCI Thesaurus)