so|ma

so|ma¹ «SOH muh», noun, plural -ma|ta «-muh tuh».

all the tissues and organs of an animal or plant except the germ cells: »

We need to know more about the interrelationships of the psyche and the soma, the mind and the body (William C. Menninger).

╂[< New Latin soma < Greek sôma, -atos body; earlier, corpse]

so|ma² «SOH muh», 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.

╂[< Sanskrit soma]