noun
peyote
pay-YOH-tee
noun
1
A small spineless cactus native to Mexico and the southwestern US, whose buttons are chewed for their hallucinogenic effect (mescaline).
"Peyote has long been used in Native American religious ceremonies."
How to Use Peyote
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA hallucinogenic cactus used traditionally in some Indigenous American religious rituals.
Word Forms
peyotes plural
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Etymology
From Spanish peyote, from Nahuatl peyotl.