peyote (redirected from Payote)

pe·yo·te  (p-t) also pe·yo·tl (-tl)

n.

1. A spineless, dome-shaped cactus (Lophophora williamsii) native to Mexico and the southwest United States, having buttonlike tubercles that are chewed fresh or dry as a narcotic drug by certain Native American peoples. Also called mescal.

2. See mescal button.

3. See mescaline.

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[American Spanish, from Nahuatl peyotl.]

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peyote [peɪˈəʊtɪ pɪ-]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for mescal [1]

[Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl peyotl]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	peyote - a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons Lophophora williamsii, mescal, mezcal cactus - any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines genus Lophophora, Lophophora - two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles: mescal magic mushroom, mescal button, sacred mushroom - the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin
	2.	peyote - the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons mescaline hallucinogen, hallucinogenic drug, psychedelic drug, psychodelic drug - a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences magic mushroom, mescal button, sacred mushroom - the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin

Translations

peyote [peɪˈəʊtɪ] N → peyote m

peyote

n → Peyotl m