soma
nounUK /ˈsəʊmə/
US /ˈsoʊmə/
A soma is the main body of a cell, not counting its branches.
The nucleus sits inside the soma of the neuron.
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2. In ancient Indian religion, a sacred drink offered to the gods.
The priests prepared soma for the ritual.
3. A plant from which the sacred drink was made.
Scholars still debate which plant was the original soma.
4. In biology, all the body cells of an organism except the reproductive cells.
Mutations in the soma are not passed to offspring.