soma in English
- soma⇄soma (1), noun, pl.-mata.
all the tissues and organs of an animal or plant except the germ cells.
Ex. We need to know more about the interrelationships of the psyche and the soma, the mind and the body (William C. Menninger). - soma⇄soma (2), noun.
1. an East Indian twining plant of the milkweed family that yields a mildly acid, milky juice.
2. an intoxicating drink of ancient India used in religious rites, made from the juice of this or related plants.