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noun
A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for their psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A mescal button produced by the plant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mescaline
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hallucinogen, hallucinogenic drug, psychedelic drug, psychodelic drug
noun
a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mescal, mezcal, Lophophora williamsii
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cactus
History
From Spanish peyote, from Classical Nahuatl peyotl.
Across languages
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
