peyote

English - Turkish

Definition of peyote in English Turkish dictionary: uyuşturucu ilaç; içinde narkotik madde bulunan bir cins kaktüs

English - English

Definition of peyote in English English dictionary: 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. Also called mescal; A mescal button produced by the plant; a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons; {i} plant from which the hallucinogen mescaline is extracted; Either of two species of the genus Lophophora in the cactus family, native to North America, almost exclusively to Mexico. The body of the peyote cactus is spineless, soft, usually blue-green, and only 3 in. (8 cm) wide and 2 in. (5 cm) tall. The more common species, mescal (L. williamsii), has pink to white flowers. L. diffusa, more primitive, has white to yellow flowers and a yellow-green body. Well known for its hallucinogenic effects (primarily due to the alkaloid mescaline), peyote figures prominently in old and recent religious rituals of certain American Indian peoples. The sale, use, or possession of dried mescal buttons (flowering heads) or live plants is prohibited by law in many places; The name-sake source of mescaline; the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons; A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed as a narcotic. Also called mescal; peyotl