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peyote

peyote

English

peyote

Noun

peyote ‎(plural peyotes)

A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for its psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.
A mescal button produced by the plant.

Synonyms

(Lophophora williamsii): mescal

Translations

cactus

Chinese:
Mandarin: 佩奧特掌, 佩奥特掌 ‎(pèi'àotèzhǎng), 烏羽玉, 乌羽玉 ‎(wūyǔyù), 皮約特仙人掌, 皮约特仙人掌 ‎(píyuētè xiānrénzhǎng), 仙人球膏 ‎(xiānrénqiúgāo)
Estonian: peioote-uimakaktus
Finnish: myrkkykaktus, meskaliinikaktus

French: peyotl (fr) m
Portuguese: peiote m, mescal m
Spanish: peyote (es) m
Swedish: peyote (sv) c, meskalinkaktus c

Spanish

peyote

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl peyotl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pe̞ˈʝo̞te̞/
Rhymes: -ote

Noun

peyote m ‎(plural peyotes)

peyote

Descendants

English: peyote