| NOUN | plant | Lophophora williamsii, mescal, mezcal, peyote | a small spineless globe-shaped cactus |
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| Meaning | A small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons. | |
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| Synonyms | mescal, mezcal, peyote | |
| Member of | Lophophora, genus Lophophora | Two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles |
| Parts | mescal button, sacred mushroom, magic mushroom | The button-shaped top of the mescal cactus |
| Broader | cactus | Any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines |
| Spanish | lophophora williamsii, mezcal, peyote | |
| Catalan | lophophora williamsii, Lophophora williamsii, mescal, peiot | |
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