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hom
(hom)
Pronunciation:
/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 century
: from Persian
hūm
or Avestan
haoma
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