mescal | (n) a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons, Syn. mezcal, peyote, Lophophora williamsii |
mescal | (n) a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant) |
mescal bean | (n) shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans, Syn. frijolillo, coral bean, Sophora secundiflora, frijolito |
mescal button | (n) the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin, Syn. magic mushroom, sacred mushroom |
mescaline | (n) the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons, Syn. peyote |