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soma

1

[ soh-muh ]

noun

Biology.
plural somata somas.
  1. the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.

soma

2

[ soh-muh ]

Soma

3

[ soh-muh ]

Pharmacology, Trademark.
  1. a brand of carisoprodol.

-soma

4
  1. a variant of -some 3, used especially in the formation of names of zoological genera:

    Schistosoma.

soma

1

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. the body of an organism, esp an animal, as distinct from the germ cells
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

soma

2

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. an intoxicating plant juice drink used in Vedic rituals
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of soma1

1830–40; < New Latin < Greek ô body

Origin of soma2

Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1820–30

Origin of soma3

< New Latin < Greek ô
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of soma1

C19: via New Latin from Greek ō the body

Origin of soma2

from Sanskrit

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