a sacred plant of the Parsees and ancient Persians
2.
a drink made from this plant
Word origin
from Persian, from Avestan haoma
haoma in American English
(ˈhaumə)
noun
1.
a leafless vine, Sarcostemma acidum, of eastern India, yielding a sour, milky juice
2. Also: homa Zoroastrianism
a.
a sacramental drink prepared with the juice of the haoma plant, milk, and water
b. (cap)
a god personifying this sacred drink
Word origin
[1885–90; ‹ Avestan; c. soma2]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: foregut, reactor, retread, roller coaster, twofer