Peyote Definition

pā-ōtē
noun

Mescal.

Webster's New World
A spineless, dome-shaped cactus (Lophophora williamsii) native to Mexico and the southwest United States, having buttonlike tubercles that contain the hallucinogen mescaline and are traditionally used in rituals by certain Native American peoples.
American Heritage
Peyote buttons.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Peyote

Noun

Singular:
peyote
Plural:
peyotes

Origin of Peyote

  • American Spanish from Nahuatl peyotl caterpillar cocoon, peyote (because the tufts of woolly hair in the center of its tubercles resemble caterpillar cocoons)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish peyote, from Classical Nahuatl peyotl.

    From Wiktionary

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