peyote

  1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A mescal button produced by the plant.

Frequency

33k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/peɪˈjoʊti/
Etymology

From Spanish peyote, from Classical Nahuatl peyotl.

peyotl

Lophophora williamsii

peyote

pejotl

peyotl

Lophophora diffusa

Cactaceae spp.

Opuntia spp.

echinokaktus Williamsa

jazgrza Williamsa

jeżowiec Williamsa

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