Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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.
- noun Peyote buttons.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name applied in certain parts of Mexico to several low, fleshy, spineless plants, especially to Lophophora Williamsii, which is used medicinally and has narcotic properties. Also written
pellotè . Seemescal-buttons .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small, spineless
cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwestUnited States to centralMexico that produces buttonliketubercles that can be chewed for itspsychedelic effect, primarily from the drugmescaline . Also calledmescal . - noun A mescal button produced by the plant.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons
- noun a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This moment of the sharing of the peyote is the fulfillment of the highest goals in Huichol religious life.
Huichol Art 2006
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This moment of the sharing of the peyote is the fulfillment of the highest goals in Huichol religious life.
Huichol Art 2006
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Katuza then produced a large peyote bud from his pouch, which he treated with great respect, explaining that the peyote is like a god to the Huichol.
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He spent several months with the Tarahumara people, partaking in peyote and other rituals.
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He spent several months with the Tarahumara people, partaking in peyote and other rituals.
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Employment Division v. Smith concerned a practitioner of a native American religion where the (illegal) use of peyote is a key ritual.
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Katuza then produced a large peyote bud from his pouch, which he treated with great respect, explaining that the peyote is like a god to the Huichol.
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As the principal agent for a tribe described as healers, peyote is considered a panacea and a health aid as well as a hallucinogen.
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As the principal agent for a tribe described as healers, peyote is considered a panacea and a health aid as well as a hallucinogen.
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As the principal agent for a tribe described as healers, peyote is considered a panacea and a health aid as well as a hallucinogen.
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