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peyote

/peɪˈjoʊti/

Where it comes from

From Spanish peyote, from Classical Nahuatl peyotl.

noun peyotes

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

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noun cactus

Español	peyote, wokowi
日本語	ペヨーテ peyōte
中文	佩奧特掌 /佩奥特掌 pèi'àotèzhǎng, 烏羽玉 /乌羽玉 wūyǔyù, 皮約特仙人掌 /皮约特仙人掌 píyuētè xiānrénzhǎng, 仙人球膏 xiānrénqiúgāo
Português	peiote, mescal
Français	peyotl
Русский	пейот pejot

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"peyote." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/peyote. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{peyote_2026,
  title = {peyote},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peyote},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}