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one of the dried, buttonlike tops of a mescal of the genus Lophophora, used as a hallucinogen, esp. by certain Indians of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. during religious ceremonies; peyote.[1885-90]
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Universalium. 2010.
mescal button
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mescal button — n peyote button … Medical dictionary
mescal button — noun the button shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin • Syn: ↑sacred mushroom, ↑magic mushroom • Hypernyms: ↑plant organ • Part Holonyms: ↑mescal, ↑mezcal, ↑pey … Useful english dictionary
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mescal button — mescal′ but ton n. pha one of the dried tops of the mescal cactus, containing the hallucinogen mescaline Also called peyote Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
mescal button — noun Date: 1887 peyote button … New Collegiate Dictionary
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mescal — mes•cal [[t]mɛˈskæl[/t]] n. 1) vin an alcoholic beverage distilled from certain species of agave 2) pln any agave yielding this spirit 3) pln pha Also called peyote a species of spineless, dome shaped cactus, Lophophora williamsii of Texas and N… … From formal English to slang
mescal bean — noun shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans • Syn: ↑coral bean, ↑frijolito, ↑frijolillo, ↑Sophora secundiflora • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mescal — /mɛsˈkæl / (say mes kal) noun 1. either of two species of cactus, Lophophora williamsii or L. lewinii, of the southern US and northern Mexico, whose button like tops (mescal buttons) are dried and used as a stimulant, especially by the indigenous …
peyote button — n one of the dried discoid tops of the peyote cactus called also mescal button … Medical dictionary
