peyote
peyote · peyotes
пейот, пейотль
пейот
A small, spineless cactus found from southwest United States to central Mexico that…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.
/peɪˈjoʊti/
Meaning
2 senses(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.
пейотpejot
пейотpejot, пейотльpejotlʹ
(countable, uncountable)A mescal button produced by the plant.
More definitions
- the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons
- a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
Translations
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Origin
From Spanish peyote, from Classical Nahuatl peyotl.From Spanish peyote, from Classical Nahuatl peyotl.
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Forms
plural: peyotesSynonyms
4 synonymsLophophora williamsii:mescal
Close in meaning
- the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons:mescaline
- a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons:mescalmezcalLophophora williamsii
Word family
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