Soma

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Soma \So"ma\ (s[=o]"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. sw^ma, sw`matos,
     the body.] (Anat.)
     The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head,
     neck, trunk, and tail. --B. G. Wilder.
     [1913 Webster] Somaj



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  soma
       n 1: leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly
            used to make an intoxicating drink [syn: {haoma}, {Sarcostemma
            acidum}]
       2: personification of a sacred intoxicating drink used in Vedic
          ritual
       3: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo
          studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the
          spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human body},
           {physical body}, {material body}, {build}, {figure}, {physique},
           {anatomy}, {shape}, {bod}, {chassis}, {frame}, {form}, {flesh}]
       [also: {somata} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "soma":
     anatomy, body, bones, carcass, clay, clod, corpus, figure, flesh,
     form, frame, hulk, material body, person, physical body, physique,
     torso, trunk