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peyote
noun
A small, spineless cactus (
Lophophora williamsii
) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercle , tubercles that can be chewed as a narcotic. Also called
mescal
.
A mescal button produced by the plant.
The name-sake source of mescaline.
Translations:
French: peyotl
Etymology:
From Nahuatl
peyotl
.
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