Haoma

'''''' (; Avestan: ) is a divine plant in Zoroastrianism and in later Persian culture and mythology. has its origins in Indo-Iranian religion and is the cognate of Vedic .

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Etymology
As a plant
In the Avesta
In present-day Zoroastrianism
Botanic identification
As a divinity ({{lang|ae-Latn|Dūraoša|italic=no}})
In tradition and folklore
In the legend of Zoroaster's conception
Traditional ''barsom''
In the ''Shahnameh''
Darmesteter
In the ''Wizidagiha-i Zadspram''
Comparison of haoma/soma
See also
References
Bibliography

'''''' (; Avestan: ) is a divine plant in Zoroastrianism and in later Persian culture and mythology. has its origins in Indo-Iranian religion and is the cognate of Vedic .

==Etymology== Both Avestan and Sanskrit derived from proto-Indo-Iranian *. The root of the word , , and of , , suggests 'press' or 'pound'.