peyote

IPA: pˈeɪɔtʌ

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.
A mescal button produced by the plant.

Examples of "peyote" in Sentences

He spent several months with the Tarahumara people, partaking in peyote and other rituals.
This moment of the sharing of the peyote is the fulfillment of the highest goals in Huichol religious life.
As the principal agent for a tribe described as healers, peyote is considered a panacea and a health aid as well as a hallucinogen.
Employment Division v. Smith concerned a practitioner of a native American religion where the (illegal) use of peyote is a key ritual.
Katuza then produced a large peyote bud from his pouch, which he treated with great respect, explaining that the peyote is like a god to the Huichol.