SOMA (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)
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)
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)
Meaning:
Alternative names for the body of a human being
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
material body; bod; chassis; physical body; human body; physique; anatomy; flesh; figure; build; frame; soma; shape; form
Context examples:
Leonardo studied the human body / he has a strong physique / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
Hypernyms ("soma" is a kind of...):
body; organic structure; physical structure (the entire structure of an organism (especially an animal 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)
