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noun
A hallucinogenic and intoxicating compound present in the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii), the San Pedro cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi), and the Peruvian torch (Echinopsis peruviana).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: peyote
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hallucinogen, hallucinogenic drug, psychedelic drug, psychodelic drug
History
Etymology tree English mescal Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English mescaline From mescal (“peyote”) + -ine.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
