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Meaning:

Noun:

  • anatomy The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.
  • A ritual drink in ancient Vedic and Persian cultures, dating to common Indo-Iranian period.
  • by extension any kind of intoxicating drug
  • cytology The bulbous part of a neuron, containing the cell nucleus.

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Proper noun:

  • female|from=Sanskrit used in India.
  • Hinduism The soma juice, capitalized usually when mentioned in personified, deified form.

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