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noun 
  1. A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercle , tubercles that can be chewed as a narcotic. Also called mescal.
  2. A mescal button produced by the plant.
  3. The name-sake source of mescaline.
Translations: 
  • French: peyotl
Etymology: From Nahuatl peyotl.


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