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peyote

pe·yo·te [ pay ṓtee ] (plural pe·yo·tes)


noun  Southwestern U.S. 
Definition:
 
1. globe shaped cactus: a spineless globe-shaped cactus that has small rounded nodules containing mescaline. Native to: Mexico, southwestern United States.  Latin name Lophophora williamsii.

2. cactus nodule: a button-shaped nodule containing mescaline that forms on the stem of the peyote cactus

[Mid-19th century. Via American Spanish< Nahuatl peyotl]
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