Look up: peyote

1. peyote
   Dried tubercles(flowering heads)of the cactus Lophophora williamsii,which contains the hallucinogen mescaline Category: General
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2. peyote
   Aztec name for Lophophora williamsii; principal active component of peyote is mescaline. ... Synonym: pellote. ... Origin: Sp. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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3. peyote
   (pa-yo´ta) a Mexican cactus of the genus Lophophora. a drug made from the flowering heads of this cactus, whose active principle is the hallucinogen mescaline; used by North American Indians in certain ceremonies to produce feelings of ecstasy.
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4. peyote
   either of the two species of the cactus genus Lophophora, family Cactaceae, native to North America, almost exclusively to Mexico.[5 related articles]
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5. peyote
   peyote (pāō'tē) , spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii), ingested by indigenous people in Mexico and the United States to produce visions. The plant is native to the SW United States, particularly S Texas, and Mexico, where it grows in dry soil. The plant is light blue-green...
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6. peyote
   Type: Term Pronunciation: pā-yō′tē, pā-yō′tĕl Definitions: 1. Aztec name for Lophophora williamsii, a small cactus indigenous to Mexico and the southwestern U.S. used in Native American tribal ceremonies, to induce trances and hallucinations; the principal a...
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7. peyote
   Spineless cactus of northern Mexico and the southwestern USA. It has white or pink flowers. Its buttonlike tops contain mescaline, which causes hallucinations and is used by American Indians in religious ceremonies. (Lophopora williamsii, family Cactaceae.)
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8. Peyote
   Lophophora williamsii (aɪ), better known by its common name Peyote (i; from the Nahuatl word peyotl), is a small, spineless cactus with psychoactive alkaloids, particularly mescaline. It is native to southwestern Texas and Mexico. It is found primarily in the Chihuahuan desert and in the states of...
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