mescaline, peyote
(noun) the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons
mescal, mezcal, peyote, Lophophora williamsii
(noun) a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
Source: WordNet® 3.1
peyote (plural peyotes)
A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for its psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.
A mescal button produced by the plant.
• (Lophophora williamsii): mescal
Source: Wiktionary
23 April 2024
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
