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pe·yo·te

(pā-ō′tē) also pe·yo·tl (-ōt′l)

1. A spineless, dome-shaped cactus (Lophophora williamsii) native to Mexico and the southwest United States, having buttonlike tubercles that contain the hallucinogen mescaline and are traditionally used in rituals by certain Native American peoples. Also called mescal.

2. Peyote buttons.

[American Spanish, from Nahuatl peyotl, caterpillar cocoon, peyote (because the tufts of woolly hair in the center of its tubercles resemble caterpillar cocoons).]

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peyote

(peɪˈəʊtɪ; pɪ-)

(Plants) another name for mescal¹

[Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl peyotl]

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pe•yo•te

(peɪˈoʊ ti)

n., pl. -tes.

1. mescal (def. 3).

2. mescal button.

3. mescaline.

4. (in Mexico) any of several cacti related to or resembling mescal.

[1840–50, Amer.; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl peyotl]

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Noun	1.	peyote - a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons Lophophora williamsii, mescal, mezcal cactus - any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines genus Lophophora, Lophophora - two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles: mescal magic mushroom, mescal button, sacred mushroom - the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin
	2.	peyote - the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons mescaline hallucinogen, hallucinogenic drug, psychedelic drug, psychodelic drug - a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences magic mushroom, mescal button, sacred mushroom - the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin

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peyotl

peyote

[peɪˈəʊtɪ] N → peyote m

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peyote

n → Peyotl m

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pe·yo·te

, peyotl

n. peyote, planta de la que se extrae la mescalina, droga alucinatoria.

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peyote

n peyote m

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