peyote (plant material)

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Scope note
Substance derived from the dried, buttonlike top of the peyote cactus, used in religious ceremonies as a stimulant and hallucinogen by some native groups in Mexico and the southwestern United States. Used as a hallucinogenic drug; its active ingredient is mescaline.
peyote
Accepted term: 05-Jan-2026