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peyote

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noun

IPA: /peɪˈjoʊti/

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The correct spelling is peyote. A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for its psychedelic…

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noun

  1. 1.A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for its psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.
  2. 2.A mescal button produced by the plant.

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