NOUN | plant | peyote, mescal, mezcal, Lophophora williamsii | a small spineless globe-shaped cactus |
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artifact | peyote, mescaline | the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons |
Meaning | A small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons. | |
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Synonyms | mescal, mezcal, 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 |
Meaning | The hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons. | |
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Synonym | mescaline | |
Broader | hallucinogen, hallucinogenic drug, psychedelic drug, psychodelic drug | A psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences |
Substance of | mescal button, sacred mushroom, magic mushroom | The button-shaped top of the mescal cactus |
Spanish | mescalina | |
Catalan | mescalina |
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