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LOPHOPHORA WILLIAMSII
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
Synonyms:
Lophophora williamsii; mescal; mezcal; peyote
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Lophophora williamsii" is a kind of...):
cactus (any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines)
Meronyms (parts of "Lophophora williamsii"):
magic mushroom; mescal button; sacred mushroom (the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin)
Holonyms ("Lophophora williamsii" is a member of...):
genus Lophophora; Lophophora (two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles: mescal)
