English > mezcal: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | A small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons. |
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Synonyms | mescal, peyote, Lophophora williamsii |
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Member of | Lophophora, genus Lophophora | Two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles |
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Parts | mescal button, sacred mushroom, magic mushroom | The button-shaped top of the mescal cactus |
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Broader | cactus | Any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines |
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Spanish | lophophora williamsii, mezcal, peyote |
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Catalan | lophophora williamsii, Lophophora williamsii, mescal, peiot |
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