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peyote
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun peyote has 2 senses
- peyote(n = noun.plant) lophophora williamsii, mescal, mezcal - a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons; Array is a kind of cactus
- peyote(n = noun.artifact) mescaline - the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons; Array is a kind of hallucinogen, hallucinogenic drug, psychedelic drug, psychodelic drug
is a member of genus lophophora, lophophora
has parts: magic mushroom, mescal button, sacred mushroom
OXFORD DICTIONARY
peyote, n.
1 any Mexican cactus of the genus Lophophora, esp. L. williamsii having no spines and button-like tops when dried.
2 a hallucinogenic drug containing mescaline prepared from this.
1 any Mexican cactus of the genus Lophophora, esp. L. williamsii having no spines and button-like tops when dried.
2 a hallucinogenic drug containing mescaline prepared from this.
Etymology
Amer. Sp. f. Nahuatl peyotl
THESAURUS
peyote
DET, DMT, LSD, Mary Jane, STP, THC, acid, antidepressant, ataractic, diethyltryptamine, dimethyltryptamine, gage, ganja, grass, hallucinogen, hash, hashish, hay, hemp, joint, kava, marijuana, mescal, mescal bean, mescal button, mescaline, mind-altering drug, mind-blowing drug, mind-expanding drug, morning glory seeds, pot, psilocin, psilocybin, psychedelic, psychic energizer, psychoactive drug, psychochemical, psychotomimetic, reefer, roach, stick, tea, tranquilizer, weed
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