hom

hom |hōm hoʊm |(also homa |ˈhōmə |, haoma |ˈhoumə |) ▶noun the soma plant, a leafless vine of eastern India. [Sarcostemma acidum, family Asclepiadaceae. ] • the sour, milky juice of this plant, consumed as a sacred drink of the Parsees. See also soma 2. ORIGIN mid 19th cent. : from Persian hūm or Avestan haoma .

hom

hom |həʊm |(also homa |ˈhəʊmə |) ▶noun the soma plant. • [ mass noun ] the juice of the soma plant as a sacred drink of the Parsees. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Persian hūm or Avestan haoma .