mescal button

noun

1. one of the dried, buttonlike tops of a mescal of the genus Lophophora, used as a hallucinogen, especially by certain Indians of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. during religious ceremonies; peyote.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mescal button¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

He opened it, and one mescal button rolled out into the palm of his hand.

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