peyote

[ pey-oh-tee; Spanish pe-yaw-te ]

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noun,plural pe·yo·tes

[pey-oh-teez; Spanish pe-yaw-tes]. /peɪˈoʊ tiz; Spanish pɛˈyɔ tɛs/.

mescaline.
(in Mexico) any of several cacti related to or resembling mescal.

Origin of peyote

1840–50, Americanism;<Mexican Spanish <Nahuatl peyotl

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How to use peyote in a sentence

For example, there are accounts suggesting that peyote boosts milk production, an idea supported by preliminary research from the 1970s.
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American psychedelics included peyote cactus, San Pedro cactus, morning-glory, Datura, Salvia, Anadenanthera, Ayahuasca, and over 20 species of psychoactive mushrooms.
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For these individuals, the use of peyote was an essential element of the religious rituals of their Native American Church.
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Shamans consume consciousness-altering chemicals such as peyote.
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Their most sacred objects of religious veneration are the 'dalbehya, the Tame, the Gadmbitsohi, and the sei or peyote.
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In the United States they are called mescal buttons, and in Mexico peyote.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) | Carl Lumholtz
peyote, the dried fruit of a small cactus, the use of which was only known in the old days to a few of the Medicine Men.
The Trail Book | Mary Austin
He says he leads you into safety; I say he leads you into the worst danger any living man can imagine—even in peyote dreams!
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British Dictionary definitions for peyote

peyote

/ (peɪˈəʊtɪ, pɪ-) /

noun

another name for mescal (def. 1)

Origin of peyote

Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl peyotl

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