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peyote Definition


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peyote
noun peyotes
    1. The mescal cactus, native to N Mexico and the south-west USA.
    2. A hallucinogenic substance obtained from the button-like tops of this plant, taken sacramentally during certain Native American religious ceremonies.
Etymology: 19c: from Nahuatl (S American Native language) peyotl.



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