mescal (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *mescal*:
NOUN	plant	mescal, mezcal, peyote, Lophophora williamsii	a small spineless globe-shaped cactus
food	mescal	a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)

English > *mescal*: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning	A small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons.
Synonyms	mezcal, peyote, Lophophora williamsii
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

English > *mescal*: 2 senses > noun 2, food
Meaning	A colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant).
Broader	liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink	An alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
Substance of	maguey, Agave atrovirens	Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal
Spanish	mescal, mezcal
Catalan	mescal

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