peyote

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

/ peɪˈoʊ ti; Spanish pɛˈyɔ tɛ /

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noun, plural pe·yo·tes

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

mescal (def. 3).

mescal button.

mescaline.

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

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Origin of peyote

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

Words nearby peyote

pewter, pewterer, pexis, -pexy, Peyer's patches, peyote, Peyronie's disease, Peyton, pF, pfa, Pfalz

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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.
Inside the Prison Journal of West Memphis Three’s Damien Echols|Damien Echols|December 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Their most sacred objects of religious veneration are the 'dalbehya, the Tame, the Gadmbitsohi, and the sei or peyote.
Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 129-444))|James Mooney

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!
The Defiant Agents|Andre Alice Norton

British Dictionary definitions for peyote

peyote

/ (peɪˈəʊtɪ, pɪ-) /

noun

another name for mescal (def. 1)

Word Origin for peyote

Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl peyotl

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