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

