mescal
1. a small spineless globe-shaped cactus;
source of mescal buttons
• Syn:
mezcal, peyote, Lophophora williamsii
• Hypernyms:
cactus
• Member Holonyms:
Lophophora, genus Lophophora
• Part Meronyms:
mescal button, sacred mushroom, magic mushroom
2. a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)
• Hypernyms:
liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor,
John Barleycorn, strong drink
• Substance Holonyms:
maguey, Agave atrovirens
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