- the body of an organism, esp an animal, as distinct from the germ cells
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so•ma1
(sō′mə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ma•ta (-mə tə),USA pronunciation -mas. [Biol.]
so•ma2 (sō′mə),USA pronunciation n.
So•ma (sō′mə),USA pronunciation [Pharm., Trademark.]
-soma,
- Cell Biology, Biologythe body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Greek sôma body
- Neo-Latin
- 1830–40
so•ma2 (sō′mə),USA pronunciation n.
- Plant Biologyhaoma (def. 1).
- Sanskrit
- 1820–30
So•ma (sō′mə),USA pronunciation [Pharm., Trademark.]
- Drugs, Trademarksa brand of carisoprodol.
-soma,
- a var. of -some 3, used esp. in the formation of names of zoological genera:Schistosoma.
- Greek sôma
- Neo-Latin
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soma /ˈsəʊmə/ n ( pl -mata /-mətə/, -mas)
soma /ˈsəʊmə/ n
- an intoxicating plant juice drink used in Vedic rituals
'soma' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
seem
- somatic
- somato-
- -some
- trypanosome
- asomatous
- British Somaliland
- French Somaliland
- haoma
- hypermegasoma
- Italian Somaliland
- prosoma
- pro-Somalia
- schistosome
- Somalia
- Somali Current
- Somaliland Protectorate
- some